> If a group of people at a party were talking about a book > you had not read or a movie you had not seen, would that be > breaking your party experience? N

> If a group of people at a party were talking about a book > you had not read or a movie you had not seen, would that be > breaking your party experience? Not really, but, while snappy, that's not really a good depiction of what's happening here. A better analogy might be groups of people at a large exhibition discussing what's happening in the various booths. You're welcomed to go look in the relevant booth then join the discussion. Most of the booths you can just wander up to and take a look inside, but sometimes you walk over and poke your head in and the booth bouncer looks at your visitor badge, slaps you in the face to attract your attention and demands you fill out a bunch of forms and pay them before they'll let you in. The wasted walk and the slap in the face kinda ruin your experience, so you ask if people discussing the slapping sort of booths might maybe warn people first, but they suggest you just put up with the slaps and move on if you don't want to pay up front for everything. How does that make you feel?