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LoCaL_dRuNkArD OP t1_jdqddsw wrote

Reply to comment by MrBurns1619 in What's up with spoiler culture?? by LoCaL_dRuNkArD

For me it's the opposite. I got an merciless never-ending barrage of spoilers for red dead redemption 2, even after telling youtube to not recommend ANYTHING related to the wild west or whatever. I actually almost never finished it because of it, and to this day I can't enjoy that game because im always reminded about how that games story was robbed from me.

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MrBurns1619 t1_jdqe85y wrote

Maybe it was my adhd but I never finished the game either. I got caught up hunting for hours on end and making a nuisance of myself until I burned myself out. But you're right there is an issue with how loose lipped people can be with games. Couldn't tell you how to fix it outside of taking breaks from social media while playing.

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LoCaL_dRuNkArD OP t1_jdqf341 wrote

I know social media breaks is the awnser, but the point here is that spolier culture seems to favor people who spoil stuff.

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MrBurns1619 t1_jdqg5fd wrote

gaming culture favors people who play games, gym culture favors those who are athletic, car culture favors mechanics, and so on and so on and so on... if you aren't a mechanic, why go to a car meet? If you aren't interested in being athletic, why go to a gym? My point is you've entered into a culture you don't like and then question why you're there. Sure, I get that it leaks on to gaming culture more heavily than movies or books, but it's each of our own obligations to avoid spoilers for ourselves. It's rough, but it's the life we live.

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LoCaL_dRuNkArD OP t1_jdqicml wrote

That doesnt really work. I play plenty of games, i just dont want to get spoiled.

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MrBurns1619 t1_jdqjhl5 wrote

You're saying they are the same culture. They aren't. It's more like a vinn diagram they intersect but are not the same. Spoiler culture also intersects with books as I know too well and with movie culture, as I also know too well. And youtube thumbnails spoil as many movies as they do games. We all remember the endgame fiasco, I'm sure. Books are mostly immune from digital spoilers but aunt Margaret is a bitch and hates me so I usually hear the end of some books before I read them and book clubs suffer from at least one mouthy member or two that read faster than the rest of us.

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