There’s more to this.
The term ‘fantasy’ often carries an implicit disparagement.
‘I was foolish and naive.’
‘I was living in a fantasy.’
‘Now I’ve grown up and it’s time to face reality.’
These statements obscure a very crucial point. We are in fact creatures of fantasy. We live in webs of meaning, and, at best, those webs of meaning are at least partly intentionally and deliberately shaped.
The problem is not living in a fantasy. It’s living in the wrong fantasy.
With time, growth, and inner strength, we take on the role of contributor to the fantasies we inhabit.
We update and upgrade our fantasies.
Another word for ‘fantasy’ is ‘belief’. Another word for ‘updating’ is ‘learning’.