We could accept that not all actions are designed to be equally useful at all levels of play and in all situations?

For me, Lucid Dreaming is the "Oh crap" button. I forget about it when I'm with a good group and it's not needed. I'm thankful for it when I'm with a bad group and those OH CRAP moments are happening on a regular basis. It's great if I'm soloing something while leveling as a healer so I can spam my DPS abilities without dropping my MP to zero.

It's perfectly fine for actions to have situational uses. Do you complain that Interject and Head Graze are useless most of the time, or are you happy you have them on those infrequent occasions they are useful?

Lucid Dreaming is fine for what it is - a tool ready to be used when there is need for it.