Bigger on the Inside

WARNING: No actual spoilers are contained in this post.

In today’s information rich society it is nigh impossible to get through the day without finding out new information. Quite often you learn things that you would rather have not found out in the first place or wish that you could un-learn. Obviously I am quite guilty of providing spoiler information as any one of the thousands that visited my site last week can testify. The very fact that my brand new blog was able to attract more visitors than ever before was purely down to the fact that some of us (me included) cannot help taking a peek when the word “spoiler” is mentioned.

I for one trawl various Internet forums hunting spoilers down and ingesting them as if they are my only source of sustenance. In the last week, though, I have been wondering how much more I would have enjoyed the new series of Doctor Who (for example) if I knew absolutely nothing about it. The upcoming return of an old enemy that I reported would have been a delicious surprise for me. The returning companions, the main villain in this year’s Christmas special and other stuff would be wonderful and shocking delights for me had I not already learned about them. So why do I do it? It is like I cannot stop myself, I’m not disciplined enough to prevent myself from logging on to the forums and searching for forthcoming goodies, no matter how much the members of those forums piss me off.

My only recourse would be to cancel my membership to that forum and not create a new one. I’m not sure what I would do on the Internet then. Perhaps I could read some real news or something? I wonder if anyone else has any spoiler avoidance devices that they would like to share. The comments are open if you want to contribute.

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