Depends on the piece of media. I think there are scenes and scenarios that really benefit from approaching them organically without foreknowledge so they can really hit with unexpected twists etc.

There is plenty of media that’s been out for so long it’s just weird to get mad about though - the OP image for example.

Some of my favorite ~~slop~~ media is the kind of story that can’t really get spoiled because either the journey is the entire point, or the spoilers would be so esoteric and incomprehensible out of context that they’re meaningless - see JoJo for both.

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. Sometimes even when I hear "MC dies" I wanna know how. But sometimes the spoiled plot was all that tied the whole thing together.

[–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago

Hell, I’ll frequently purposefully spoil myself on media in those “does X character die” situations

[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

idk if a story was only held together by its ending, it probably wasn't worth the time, imo. so I love spoilers and can't get enough of them. like if spoilers are so bad, how can you possibly reread/whatever the work?

[–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

Not just ending spoilers - I was recently watching the anime HunterXHunter with my gf. In the series a major plot development

spoiler

is a ruthless inhuman “villain” figure learning empathy over the course of the arc, forming a human friendship, and after surviving certain death, giving up his dreams of conquest and supremacy to die alone with the only human connection he’s ever formed.

Over the arc we see the antagonists portrayed as more human over time and the previous protagonists and designated heroes, your typical shonen hero types, proving more selfish and brutal than the supposedly monstrous antagonists

By the time of the designated villain’s absolutely heartbreaking death my partner was taken off guard at how the plot turned and was crying at the end

In that case it’s not spoiling the ending necessarily since the series continues for a good while. The gradual experience over time builds understanding of the characters though, and while it doesn’t ruin the story to have foreknowledge I prefer to have this kind of story unfold at the pace it intended yknow?