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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I was thinking I wish it were real so I could buy it, but now that I know it is, I don't want to. Do the Germans have a word for this feeling?

[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago

Not that I’m aware of. There are however words that describe an imagination that is not real. Like wishful thinking but with connotation. I think these fit best: Hirngespinst,  Wunschvorstellung.