The difference seems to be that once I do know, I change my behavior.

No, you don't, and you've told us you haven't. You just tell us you do for "points" on the Internet, like anybody's counting.

I've said at least 2-3 times that I read these books and played these games in the past and that I'm not buying the new audiobooks, I'm not watching the new series, etc. But you still persist.

If anyone were counting, they'd be able to see that as well.

Hold yourself to the same moral code you hold others to. Your problem is that your moral and ethical system benefits you and makes everyone else a liability. Alter it a bit so you're held to the same standards. Otherwise, you can't hold the high ground, and anyone you're trying to score points with can see it.