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[-] JimmyDean@lemm.ee 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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!'

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

I have a friend who grimly stuck it out through Wheel of Time long after he stopped enjoying it out of completionism.

Screw that.

[-] Domriso@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

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.

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