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Useless_Advice_Guy t1_ja1h7cx wrote

Solving a mystery doesn't change the fact that before it was solved it was a mystery.

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candidateforhumanity t1_ja1ofqq wrote

Yes it would. It would be a solved mystery. Like a problem doesn't cease to be a problem because someone has previously solved it.

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whyvswhynot12089 t1_ja1yykt wrote

Replying to Tucker_the_Nerd (#2,016,271)

In the context of a story told to you for entertainment purposes...yeah, it's still a mystery. (Just like a Romance novel is still a romance novel even if a lover dies at the end. ) We're talking about the context of stories and genre.

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Tucker_the_Nerd OP t1_ja1zj6d wrote

Replying to whyvswhynot12089 (#2,016,930)

I was thinking more along the lines of: It's a mystery whatever happened to my hat. I found out my dog buried my hat in the yard...so it's no longer a mystery.

Now, a mystery novel will always remain a mystery novel, even if you read the solution.

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Redditardus t1_ja2panv wrote

No. A mystery is like a math problem. Even if it is solved, it is still a math problem

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Tucker_the_Nerd OP t1_ja3786n wrote

A mystery is defined as something that is unexplained. Once it is explained, it no longer meets the definition of mystery.

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whyvswhynot12089 t1_ja4v0qh wrote

Replying to Tucker_the_Nerd (#2,017,052)

Yeah. It's obvious what you were thinking along the lines of...real life situations. But those don't apply here. It doesn't matter if it's a book or TV. Genres still apply whenever a story is being told. People who search for "mystery" books or films, are specifically searching for a "who done it" scenario where the crime is always solved by the end. And part of the fun is trying to figure out the answer...because you know there is one.

"Unsolved Mysteries" is telling crime stories that can't be solved and have no answer....which breaks away from everything "Mystery" as a genre, is defined by. Therefore "Unsolved Mysteries" is not redundant.

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