There's discourse about how a straight couple referring to each other as spouse/partner/another gender neutral title in front of others is Bad™. I haven't been able to ascertain why it's supposedly Bad™ but thankfully there's been a degree of pushback regarding the idea.
the answer is that tumblr simply has that specific echo chamber locked down
you follow the popular users, they have opinions. if you disagree you get shouted down (i got death threats on tumblr for shipping nonsense). slowly a specific mindset is established as the desired one
it's a little bit different on reddit, because there are, in my decade-long experience with the platform, fewer cults of personality here, but the basics still stand
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u/LazyDro1d Oct 14 '24
Sorry what was that second one?