The culmination to 10 years of Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, a total of 19 now has led us to Avengers: Infinity War which was released in theaters yesterday. I have several friends I want to see this movie with, but due to their schedules they cannot see the movie until monday. Typically I would go opening night, or VERY soon after for the pure purpose of avoiding spoilers. Sometimes, I don't even watch the final few trailers to keep as much of it a surprise as possible.

Something that came as a surprise to me which I really appreciated is the trending tag across various social media platforms...

#THANOSDEMANDSYOURSILENCE

This picture surfaced a week or so back, and has been passed around the internet enough that I can't find its original source, but it was sent to the public as a gentle reminder not to spoil the movie for others.

One of the most annoying things I have seen recently is the rise of movie spoilers. Don't get me wrong, I love trolling as much as anyone, but there is something extremely frustrating on all sides about having someone spoil a movie.

• You ruin it for the people who worked for years making it

Seriously... people have spent years making this movie. They worked for hours upon hours. All of them signed non-disclosure agreements, some before they even knew what it was for. These actors, artists, and producers have maintained the highest level of secrecy they can in order to give the fans the purest experience possible.

• You ruin it for the fan that may have been waiting for it even longer

The second I saw Thanos' face at the end credits of the first Avengers, I immediately knew they were going to do an Infinity Gauntlet arc. I promptly freaked out, and tried to explain the gravity of the situation to a friend who was not quite aware of that comic event. A friend of mine whos favorite character is Thanos, and has a Thanos collection will have to wait a few days before seeing the movie. He has wanted to see this since before we had multiple multi million dollar Marvel movie franchises, before Marvel movies even existed, dreamed of an Infinity Gauntlet movie. "Dude, what if they made this into a movie, how cool would that be" ... not ever thinking that could happen. Well now it is... imagine now that you have waited most of your life for a movie to exist, with your favorite character... and then someone ruined it before you had a chance to see it...

• You ruin any chance for not being punched in the throat being a decent person

It is not trolling to spoil a movie. It is just a person who can't find joy trying to ruin other peoples happiness. Don't be that guy, if you find yourself wanting to do it... don't. In the immortal words of Dwight Schrute Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, "Would an idiot do that?" And if they would, I do not do that thing.

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