>>82150450 (OP)Power scaling is arguably more "productive" and can be fascinating to speculate about, even though it's largely nonsensical and meaningless (it's all subject to the writer's imagination after all). Shipping is generally a losing battle, especially if the fans are arguing about a fictional series without official ships or with a designated love interest even if the character and the shipping is boring, with the shippers becoming borderline suicidal and making death threats if they don't end up having their way.
Power scaling has tangible statements and feats that end up derailing into childish arguments and/or the feats being glossed over and getting mild retcons at worst. Shipping has unhinged fandom wars and copium