My relationship with spoilers is so weird. Just got a major spoiler for Wind and Truth by a random unmarked comment, and I don't really care? I used to care a lot when I was younger, but these days, my immediate thought is "oh that sounds interesting. I can't wait to see how they do that." - ThreadSky

kingklonoa.bsky.social • 67 days ago

My relationship with spoilers is so weird. Just got a major spoiler for Wind and Truth by a random unmarked comment, and I don't really care?

I used to care a lot when I was younger, but these days, my immediate thought is "oh that sounds interesting. I can't wait to see how they do that."

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wd83.bsky.social•67 days ago

It's weird when it comes to spoilers. I would prefer not to be spoiled when possible of course. But I do think as I get older, if something aas a first watch only effect where it only had impact on first viewing that is a bigger problem on the product as a whole.

ersbon.bsky.social•67 days ago

Spoilers are something I largely dislike but often lack the self restraint to avoid.

I enjoy authentically experiencing media, but damn if I’m not going to click on a thumbnail or spoiler tag 😭

yazaflare.bsky.social•67 days ago

I can get this, for me what happens in my head is, I’ll get spoiled, think it kinda sucks but then still look forward too it cause I still don’t understand the full context around the spoiler

The full details are still interesting

zgamer200.bsky.social•67 days ago

For the most part I've kind of gotten over spoilers being something that ruin my enjoyment because without proper context I don't think you can be truly spoiled on something, and even then you won't ever truly know your reaction until you experience it for yourself.

kingklonoa.bsky.social•67 days ago

Yeah. Actually, I knew the famous quote from Dalinar in Oathbringer, but had zero context for it. I think it made that moment even stronger when I got there and was like "OH THIS IS THE CONTEXT."

flamezofgamez.bsky.social•67 days ago

I’m never disappointed when I learn a spoiler, but I’ve found that I’m generally more invested in stories of all types (and all qualities) when I go in with as few spoilers as possible, including what the genre, hook, or premise of the story is.

absolutequinoa.bsky.social•67 days ago

Spoilers really only ruin stuff for me if the overall package is bad.

rpg-hacker.de•67 days ago

I think for me, it totally depends on the product in question. Mostly, how attached to it I am, and how important I think the story is to it.

Like, give me an unmarked spoiler for One Piece, and I might be your mortal enemy, but spoil me a Dragon Ball plot, and I'll be like "Bummer. Anyways..."

kingklonoa.bsky.social•67 days ago

Not much was spoiled for me with Stormlight, but I did know about a similarly major thing from Rhythm of War, and that didn't really detract at all from my enjoyment of it when I got there.

I guess it's fitting in this case because the books' whole ethos is "journey before destination."

kaaboose.bsky.social•67 days ago

That’s a good attitude to have. Still sucks though.
If you haven’t seen Knives Out I highly recommend it. Some people don’t like it because it “spoils” the murder early on but it shows WHAT happened but not WHY.

ips98.bsky.social•66 days ago

For me, the sense of discovery plays a large part in my enjoyment of my first interaction with the media. Especially with games, I like to be introduced to its elements when it's intended. One recent example is with Zelda EoW, when I discovered the Binding mechanic I was so excited !

ips98.bsky.social•66 days ago

But being spoiled doesn't affect my enjoyment of the game/movie, etc, on the long run, only initially. It only removes initial moments of awe or rush

bellomancer.bsky.social•67 days ago

I feel the same way, mainly because there are some favorite stories of mine that I would've never have gotten into without hearing some interesting spoilers.

4rseam.bsky.social•67 days ago

I feel like I've cared less and less about spoilers over time and after thinking about it I think it's because all those spoilers I got almost never detracted from my enjoyment of the thing when I got to it since I didn't know the full context behind it.

hi-im-evan-johnson.bsky.social•67 days ago

Same, but also sometimes I really care for some reason and I don’t know why.

vengefulmeme.bsky.social•67 days ago

I've never gotten particularly upset about spoilers, because I've generally always had the view that if knowing a story's twist or ending ahead of time negatively impacts my ability to enjoy it, it's a story I generally can't really like because I can't enjoy it on reread/rewatch by definition.

arin8887.bsky.social•67 days ago

my boyfriend is the same way and i admire him for it bc i get sad when i have something spoiled for me, even for things i may not care about, but it doesn’t get under my skin. yeah, it would’ve been nice to not know the twist of gravity falls or panty and stocking, but i still love them to death.

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