Oops, sorry :P But I really do apologize for that time I made you angry.
I think it depends on the fandom, the time thing. HP is so global that two years = old, for instance. However, I wouldn't like it if I got spoiled for books and movies that aren't that pop culture; if someone told me who dies in the second ASoIF book, I take that as a spoiler even though the book's been for ages. Also, things from movies like "Vader is Luke's father", or "Rosebud is a sled", or "Soylent Green is people"... those are spoilers, yeah, but it's such a part of pop culture and parodies you have to live under a rock to avoid them.
I think I'm more flexible with anime/manga, and it varies from case to case.
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I think it depends on the fandom, the time thing. HP is so global that two years = old, for instance. However, I wouldn't like it if I got spoiled for books and movies that aren't that pop culture; if someone told me who dies in the second ASoIF book, I take that as a spoiler even though the book's been for ages. Also, things from movies like "Vader is Luke's father", or "Rosebud is a sled", or "Soylent Green is people"... those are spoilers, yeah, but it's such a part of pop culture and parodies you have to live under a rock to avoid them.
I think I'm more flexible with anime/manga, and it varies from case to case.