#QuestionOfTheDay what's a common thing in media (mechanic in a game, plot point, stage design, character type, trope, filmmaking technique/shot, writing style, etc etc etc) that you don't necessarily dislike but you hate when it's used unnecessarily/inappropriately/too often/etc

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@ami_angelwings I don't like when videogame style stats or levels are mentioned in books or anime, just feels weird and ruins the immersion. I like grinding and levelling up in an actual game but outside of that format, it doesn't work for me. Recently I was reading a book and it kept talking about how so and so had a qi or spirit level of 8000 or something and I was like how do you concretely measure something like this? Plus it feels like telling instead of showing. If someone is strong I want to see them doing stuff, not just a high score