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It could be that you start out putting it off for later, but as more and more people bug you about it, you reject reading/watching/whatevering it multiple times and develop a habit of it. Maybe it's become a strange sort of anti-establishment pride that you refuse to check out something so many have liked. Bonus points if they express shock at how you've ''not'' seen it and peer-pressure you so much that you feel your independent thinking is getting seriously threatened. Maybe you're afraid that you'll like it ''too'' much, thus losing interest in what you previously enjoyed more. Maybe you feel you're not worthy. Maybe you're just that stubborn. It could also be because of this little thing called [[Reverse Psychology]]...
In any case, you might realize that yep, it's as great as everyone says... or at least not so bad that you'd be offended that people thought you would like it. On the other hand, you might end up a little [[Hype Backlash|let down]] -- given all the hype, shouldn't ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', ''[[Watchmen]]'', and ''[[
Anything billed as the next incarnation of a popular work ''will'' get this.
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