> How anybody came to consider them a form of couch is the mysterious bit to me.
Apparently someone saw a futon and figured “we could use [cotton-filled and somewhat foldable mattresses] instead of rigid split mattresses for sofabeds” and so “futon” became a style of sofabed (obviously shitty since it’s a sofabed).
Apparently someone saw a futon and figured “we could use [cotton-filled and somewhat foldable mattresses] instead of rigid split mattresses for sofabeds” and so “futon” became a style of sofabed (obviously shitty since it’s a sofabed).