posting a link with no caption other than "you HAVE to see this" is an excellent way to make me not do that. just tell me why i should see it. tell me what's interesting about it. even small details. "you have to see this" is meaningless to me and i have better things to do. also you're telling me what to do and i never pass up an opportunity to not do what someone tells me to do. even if it makes my life worse. which it usually does
There's no better way to guarantee I never interact with something you like than saying "You should watch/play/read this"
Though a mild mannered conformist I may sometimes appear to be, my decision-making brain is a rebel of the highest order and has a high chance of permanently marking whatever you've said I should do as untouchable. With time, distance, and significant effort maybe I can chisel through the barrier you've unknowingly put around the thing but by the time that happens it'll have been years since you told me I should watch/play/read it.
