I'm not surprised really. I mean I saw people joking that she'd start to write songs about her friends now that she doesn't have any boyfriends to write about, so now that she's actually written a song about a "friend" it makes the joke that much easier.
Who really cares though, Taylor still comes out on top at the end. IKYWT may have brought a lot of backlash, but it's also one of her biggest hits.
There is literally nothing she can write anout at this point
There is literally nothing she can write about at this point
Like... I bet people will even say the same thing if she writes about her family. As if that's a bad thing. Idk what's so shocking about her writing when everyone's faves (writes ) about their life as well.