User blog comment:PanakesBlossoms/My Views on Ships/@comment-34064772-20180523051807

The thing about shipping is that it has been around for centuries. It's what has made novels like the Great Gatsby, Gone With the Wind, Pride and Prejudice, A Tale of Two Cities, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream (I know they're plays, but that's semantic), and so many more stay important. Sure, some people take it too far into inhuman levels of toxicity and obsession, but most of the "I will die if [blank] doesn't happen" comments are exaggerations, so there is no actual conflict there. As for fighting for votes/comments, it's human nature to seek competition; we can't fight it.