Spoiler Alerts and How They Ruin Lives
I read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on the 31st, the day it came out. It doesn't matter what I think about the book, really, or whether or not it's good. I mean, those things matter, but not to this discussion. My general opinion is that there is nothing greater than reading a brand new Harry Potter book when you haven't read one in what seems like forever. I purposefully avoided finding out anything about the book or the plot because I wanted it to be like it was when I read the other books. The internet wasn't used in the same way and I couldn't just look up the hashtag. However, what drives me crazy is that people continually shout on social media, "NO SPOILERS" and then bully those who spoil it for them. There was a time when all TV was on live, and there was no chance to record it. Since I've been around, there was always the possibility of recording onto a VHS tape, but largely, people didn't do that. To watch an episode of Friends or,