Spoiler alert! The changing etiquette of talking TV
Grant McCracken on what your approach to spoiling (or not spoiling) says about you.
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In his research for Netflix, anthropologist Grant McCracken has learned that revealing spoilers is no longer the faux pas it once was, but that giving away plot points still says a lot about a person's personality.
McCracken joins guest host Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss our changing attitudes toward revealing details, how conversations can turn into power struggles, and the etiquette of talking TV in an on-demand world.
So, we're curious: are you usually the person dying to discuss the latest episode, or the laggard desperately jamming your fingers into your ears? (Not sure of your spoiler type? Take this quiz.)
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