Ah nice dreams The awareness part is definitely progress, you were so close to reaching lucidity I've even talked about lucid dreams in a dream without getting lucid, but anything lucidity related in a dream is progress.

As for people not caring, there's a bunch of reasons. 1) They're afraid of weird things and don't dare to explore them themselves, either because they're afraid of people finding out and mocking them or they have a set view on how life works and don't want anything to conflict with that view. 2) They believe you and give it a shot but realise it's not a "quick fix" entertainment that you can just turn on, you need to practice for a long time and stay dedicated, most people don't have that kind of dedication and would rather just play some Xbox.

Mostly I think it's those two reasons. Laziness and fear of being different and excluded from the pack.