LOL, yes, I did laugh. I had to read the comment twice, thinking WTF, before I realized the person was serious. :-D And oh yes, people who want warnings for everything are so OTT. Yes, I've seen those stories where they tags tell everything and are longer than the story. Sometimes I wonder if that's actually meant as parody - and then I remember, no, there really are people like that. But if a person's that fragile - why not read the archive warnings? And pay attention to the listed pairings? That's after all, a person's first line of defense. Like you said, following instructions/lack of reading skills.
Yikes, the literacy levels of modern humankind! It's like someone going into a building that clearly has signs posted "No pets allowed" and bring in their dog, and when told they're breaking a rule say, "Oh, well, I never read signs."
On the people who want warnings for everything? I'm not sure how they function in society, which definitely does not give warnings. You pick up a book and you're not warned, except maybe in the reviews. TV shows may give you warnings for violence or language, but nothing much beyond that.
There's also the reverse - the people who don't want any warnings because they're spoilers. I remember a friend saying, years ago, that her husband claimed a film had been ruined for him before he saw it because someone mentioned the name of an actor, and the part he was playing, in it. Also years ago, I got my wrist slapped on one of the lists for saying that I thought the actor playing a new regular in a show wasn't very good, because that was a major spoiler. Duh?
I've been told that by embracing spoilers I totally miss 'the first joy of discovery'. I've also been told that people who like spoilers (at least for major things in it) have a different kind of appreciation for a story than the people who don't - that they're not reading for the plot but for how the story is being developed, and I can see that, because if I'm wondering what's going to happen I can't enjoy the story - I enjoy it more on a re-read when I know what to expect. One reason I very seldom watch a movie.
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And oh yes, people who want warnings for everything are so OTT. Yes, I've seen those stories where they tags tell everything and are longer than the story. Sometimes I wonder if that's actually meant as parody - and then I remember, no, there really are people like that.
But if a person's that fragile - why not read the archive warnings? And pay attention to the listed pairings? That's after all, a person's first line of defense. Like you said, following instructions/lack of reading skills.
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On the people who want warnings for everything? I'm not sure how they function in society, which definitely does not give warnings. You pick up a book and you're not warned, except maybe in the reviews. TV shows may give you warnings for violence or language, but nothing much beyond that.
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I've been told that by embracing spoilers I totally miss 'the first joy of discovery'. I've also been told that people who like spoilers (at least for major things in it) have a different kind of appreciation for a story than the people who don't - that they're not reading for the plot but for how the story is being developed, and I can see that, because if I'm wondering what's going to happen I can't enjoy the story - I enjoy it more on a re-read when I know what to expect. One reason I very seldom watch a movie.
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