I started watching the Tony Awards a half-hour ago, figuring to stay off social media until it's over so I don't find out who won what before I actually see the envelope opened on my screen. Unfortunately, (a) I'm on the West Coast where it's tape-delayed and (b) often, social media comes after me.
Little notifications from news sources began popping up on the screen of my iPhone telling me what won for Best Musical, Best Play, Best Revival, etc. I turned it off but I'm a very fast reader so I couldn't not get that information.
Then I turned my attention back to my desktop computer screen and a little window popped up showing me I had four new e-mails. It showed me who'd written, when they'd written and their subject lines…and three of the four subject lines told me who'd won for Best Actor, Best Actress, etc.
So much for suspense. I'm not sure if next year I'll just forget about not finding out in advance or if I'll turn everything off in my house except the TV. Because that's what it'll take.