>>121233865Shipping is one of natural outcomes of consuming derivative media. Are you really going to discuss the same repackaged stories every time? You know the hero is going to succeed and get the girl while the antagonist will be thwarted.
Of all the forms of fan creativity shipping takes the least effort so it's no wonder it's so widespread. It's also an endless source of discussion and arguing so you can be sure it's going to annoy us indefinitely.
