An infinite platoon is a vivid dream - often a nightmare - that sticks with you for a long period of time. It usually occurs when you are physically or mentally stressed. Current life events and thoughts or fears are filtered through dream logic, creating something uncanny and hard to forget.
A common infinite platoon is dreaming about a movie you just watched (ex. Platoon) and a deep anxiety (ex. wasting time, perhaps by watching an infinitely long movie).
Infinite platoons have become more common during the COVID-19 quarantine due to higher levels of stress and boredom.

The two states of being are as a human being, or a hungry ghost. Semi-regularly you need to ask yourself which you are. Sometimes it is human. Others, alas, it is hungry ghost.

The hungry ghost seeks validity outside of themselves. Someone pining for an indifferent ex is a hungry ghost. Someone who arrives alone at 6:30 on Saturday night to a pub is probably a hungry ghost. Obsessive checking of mobile phones, chat sites or networks are clear signs that one is a hungry ghost.

The best thing to do is just stay home and ride it out. Read a book. Find some good clean fun.