Spoiler Alert: Stories Are Not Spoiled by 'Spoilers'

[Anonymous No.10710610]

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/archive/newsrel/soc/2011_08spoilers.asp

Study conducted says knowing the ending increases enjoyment.
Does /lit/ agree?

[Anonymous No.10710640]

>Study says...
If you look at the original paper or talk to the authors they will almost always offer a much more cautious and qualified take on their research than any news outlets will. I imagine this is very dependent on personality and a host of other variables.

[Anonymous No.10711723]

>>10710610
Huh, all of my favourite books have been spoiled to me. There may be some truth in there, since you know towards what the book is "converging", it makes reading easier, in a way.
Your book is shit if it is ruined by spoilers desu

[Anonymous No.10711777]

Why would you research that ? Why time and money on such a trivial question ?

[Anonymous No.10711787]

>reading for the plot

[Anonymous No.10711826]

Based on numerous personal experiences, I would have said that spoilers do negatively affect my enjoyment of a work. But science says I'm wrong, so I will retract my statement.

[Anonymous No.10711836]

Ah shit nigga if science says so. Ay yo someone spoil green eggs and ham for me im currently reading it and want to enjoy it more

[Anonymous No.10711877]

always makes me think about classical epics and plays, the audience always knew the ending but the real enjoyment came in the person being good at telling the story and being able to put their own 'spin' on it. this would have resulted in better storytelling because they couldn't just rely on plot. i also like this in tragedies or novels like moby-dick, where you know the hero is going to fail which is what makes it so dramatic.
only tenuously linked to op but oh well

[Anonymous No.10711896]

Not all stories are dependent on the ending.

[Anonymous No.10713138]

>>10711826
Not how science should be used you pseud

[Anonymous No.10713159]

>>10710610
>Spoiler Alert: Stories Are Not Spoiled by 'Spoilers'
oh there it is, this millennial double think again: hey guys you should ACCEPT facebook spoilering, it ruins the story but thats a good thing!

[Anonymous No.10713551]

>>10711877
Is that screenshot from Bored to Death? If so, what episode?

[Anonymous No.10713636]

Spoiler-phobia is a capitalist conspiracy.

[Anonymous No.10713655]

>>10710610

The thing I've always found funny about novels is that they're just like essays in reverse. The "thesis" is always at the end rather than the beginning.

[Anonymous No.10713709]

“So it could be,” said Leavitt, a psychology doctoral student at UC San Diego, “that once you know how it turns out, it’s cognitively easier – you’re more comfortable processing the information – and can focus on a deeper understanding of the story.”

[Anonymous No.10713718]

>>10713709

>reading for comfort