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by distortedsignal 1058 days ago
I think this is the Ouroboros of curiosity - discovery, investigation, disappointment, amnesia. If it doesn't catch, we don't really remember it. This seems very human.
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I'm like that with a couple of hole-in-the-wall restaurants in the area that people hype, but aren't actually good. I forget their names and visit every few years.
I've watched Prometheus three times because of this. I keep forgetting not only that I've seen it, but that it's awful.
Haha. That’s a bad one. You’re just straight up cursed. :)