It’s in Swedish and I’m much too lazy to translate. But I figured the older generation might benefit from knowing these terms like shipping, AO3, slash, and whatnot.

He does not like the concept of shipping at all. But he thought it was educational and he liked the pictures I used. It was Star Trek themed since ST essentially coined the slash term, and we both watch it so I made that the main theme.

Well. That was fun. I love explaining nonsensical shit to older peeps.

  • woop_woop@lemmy.worldEnglish
    102·
    2 months ago

    Thanks for the rundown.

    I definitely must be old, because reading that makes my skin crawl.

    • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
      10·
      2 months ago

      This has been a thing since at least Star Trek: TOS. It’s just more prominent today as online culture becomes more ubiquitous and makes it easier for more people who aren’t quite as dedicated to get involved.

      • Alk@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        2 months ago

        It’s been a thing since at least 2012 because I remember hearing a group of students talk about shipping irl back then.

        • Mesophar@lemm.eeEnglish
          9·
          2 months ago

          It’s been a thing online since at least 1997-2000, because that’s when I first was coming across it when I was younger, so I’m willing to bet it’s been around since the dawn of the internet.

          “Shipping” has been used in so much mainstream media as well, I’m surprised it wasn’t a more recognized term.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      I definitely must be old, because reading that makes my skin crawl.

      I mean, shipping was ubiquitous online even when I first hopped on the web as a wee lad in the late 1990s.