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Do spoilers really harm the story you are reading? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I remember seeing a study in which most participants expressed dislike for spoilers—but when groups watched films (or read stories—I forget which) with and without being given spoilers beforehand, the reported enjoyment of the groups that had been given spoilers was higher.