Is this actually something has a lot of subtext?
Or are people just big wishful thinkers?
No, it's definitely there.
Tomoko's heterosexuality has been in question since the beginning of the manga. But about 2/3 of the way through the series the yuri subtext ramps up dramatically. There's also a full-on lesbian crush, though thus far it's unrequited.
From what I read of Watamote (and this was a while ago) it's Bojack Horseman levels of depressing. The main character iirc is fine with being bisexual as a way to try and find anyone to care about her.
This is true for the first few volumes, but Tomoko has mellowed out a great deal since then. Her current "harem" wasn't borne of desperation or attention seeking. She genuinely started to make some friends and things just snowballed from there.
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