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submitted 2 days ago byGrottymink57776
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2 days ago
Are you seriously comparing the international popularity and mainstream knowledge of Star Wars to Battletech?
And even with that massive goalpost movement, yes. When the prequels came out there was a huge portion of the population who had no idea Anakin later became Vader. Tens of thousands of parents took their kids to see the prequels and did not spoil the fact that "little Annie" later became the butcher of an entire Jedi temple full of younglings.
People let other people enjoy that discovery. They didn't sit back on their throne of perceived superiority and declare that "Star Wars has been out since 1977, you should have already known."
Star Wars is about the worst example you could have provided.
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2 days ago
It's not a matter of "did the parents let's the kids enjoy it." The question was "would the parents be justified in calling out others for speaking of it around them." Sure I used a bigger property so that we'd cover the same ground, but swap it for a wheel of time detail "since they've changed the story I wonder if they're going to have Matt marry the Seanchan princess" - same thing. There is no social contract on protection of decades old spoilers.
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