Note by @jeder

One of my neurodiversity traits that came free with my autism is that I don't understand why people actually care about "spoilers" in media.

Like I really don't understand get how a book, movie or videogame can suddenly become uninteresting to interact with just because "they already know how it ends".

To me knowing all the plot points beforehand doesn't make a work of art any less impressive. I still want to interact with it and get the full experience.

I don't think knowing details beforehand changes anything about how I experience the work of art. If it's well made I can get immersed into it anyway. I can also still get just as immersed in things that I've already fully experienced before.

@SuperDicq spoilers get me even more invested in the thing I play actually

@SuperDicq like, sometimes I will actively seek spoilers

@jeder Oh in a "is this worth continuing?" kind of way?

@SuperDicq yea but also in the "I might not get/understand this" way

@jeder Oh yes I also love it when I look up stuff about media and someone has posted about details that I missed when initially interacting with it.

@jeder @SuperDicq Sometimes, especially for movies, the trailers just suck. Having spoilers actually gets me something interesting to look forward to

@glass @jeder Also westerners who don't understand anime (which is basically made for autistic people lmao) very often complain about the opening animation "spoiling" the actual show, something that I actually enjoy.