IMO a dream about being lucid is a dream where your dream self proclaims "Oh, it's just a dream, so __________" but you don't actually understand or comprehend what it means that it is just a dream- that you are dreaming, that nothing around you is real, that everything is potentially controllable, and that there are no consequences to your actions because you are in a dream. It's just a random statement of lucidity without you actually being lucid in a dream. A DC could shout it at you to the same effect, or actually probably with more effect because if a DC says it to you there's always the chance that you might reality check.
In fact, if the phrase "Oh it's just a dream, so we can dance with the trashcans" could have 'dream' replaced with 'burrito' and make no difference whatsoever in the purpose of the sentence or to the dream, then it's certainly not a lucid dream.
But as soon as you understand that you are dreaming, that you are asleep and that you are in a dream inside your head, and that nothing around you is real, to me that is lucidity. A lot of people also don't consider it a lucid dream for some reason if they have shoddy dream control. Sorry guys, you just have shoddy dream control. As long as you truly understand that you're dreaming, it's a lucid dream.
Lots of people get this, especially when they're new and getting close to actual success.
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