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It gets really good after the first 31 episodes (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] JimmyDean@lemm.ee 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's like they suffer from "sunk cost fallacy" but with entertainment.

'I've already watched 30 episodes of this show... But I can't stop now. Not until it gets good!'

[–] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I recently watched a video called Why Do We Play Games We Hate? I feel it applies to other media as well.

The thing that stuck out to me was that some people don't feel ready to decide whether or not they like something until they've totally completed the experience. They feel it isn't fair to judge the partial product, so they'll stick it out through the end, even if it's terrible, just so they say without a doubt they did not like it.

I can understand the mentality, but sometimes you have to just jump ship.

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[–] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I kinda got sad when he got back to the main topic about games and stopped talking about the history of the concord.

[–] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

He taught me a lesson about aviation engineering history I didn't expect to learn, I'll give him that.

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have a friend who grimly stuck it out through Wheel of Time long after he stopped enjoying it out of completionism.

Screw that.

[–] Domriso@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

For books, I get it. I feel a deep compulsion to finish any book I start, whether I like it or not.

For television shows? Nah, I'll stop right away if I get bored.

[–] VM_Abrantes@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The books or the godawful Amazon series?

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Books.

[–] VM_Abrantes@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I don't blame him. If the slog were one or two books, that would be forgivable, but four and the majority of Knife of Dreams is excessive.

[–] Zoboomafoo@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure I would never have fully read the series if I didn't start it as a teen with too much time to spare