The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoIt gets really good after the first 31 episodeslemmy.worldimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageIt gets really good after the first 31 episodeslemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareJim@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoIt’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!’
minus-squareeestileib@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI have a friend who grimly stuck it out through Wheel of Time long after he stopped enjoying it out of completionism. Screw that.
minus-squareDomriso@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoFor 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.
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!’
I have a friend who grimly stuck it out through Wheel of Time long after he stopped enjoying it out of completionism.
Screw that.
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.