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Comment by crntaylor | Hacker News Reader

This would have been a significantly more enjoyable experience if the title of the submission didn't give away the ending.

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I'm so glad I'd already read the story. This is the kind of title the mods should be changing.

This place has mods?

On the other hand, a title of "The Egg" might not have attracted enough views and upvotes for you to have seen it. There's a pique/spoil trade-off, now in social media more than ever.

(In this case, the first line might have worked just as well, though: "You were on your way home when you died...")

"The other hand" is a far better scenario. Odds are you'll see it at some point if this sort of thing interests you, far better that than to find it this way.

The Egg (short Sci-fi story) would have been perfectly adequate.

Speculative fiction, or parable, or fable, or theology.

I submitted this story to Reddit a few years ago with the title "You were on your way home when you died." Grabs your attention, but gives nothing away since that's just the first line. It's a great first line.

Seriously OP, why would you put the end in the title?

same reason american shows have the "still to come" segments? (but in this case, times 10 worst)

I won't read because of op bad title choice :(

That's alright... you wrote it anyway.

You win the internet, forever, for that one :)

The story really isn't about the 'twist' at the end.

What was the original submission title?

I wouldn't have been quite so aware of the title as I read if you hadn't pointed this out :-)

Who thinks of the title when reading the storey? Its a kind of double-meaning thing - when I'm done reading, and think of the title again, I see the irony or secret or whatever. Its a good title because it adds to the storey when you're done.

How is the story spoiled by the title, I don't get that?

I managed to get through it without making the link before it was pointed out in the ending. I guess I was just lucky.

I would have liked it to be titled "Theory of Everything"

well. The story seems to actually be called "The Egg"

I don't feel it's any greater spoiler than "The Last Question"

edit: oops

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