Respectfully, I'm not sure you fully understand how dB is used. The analogy to aspect ratios only works for one of multiple uses of decibel.

dB SPL and dB(A) are not ratios, they're absolute. You can derive them from a ratio and a reference level, but the former can be expressed in Pascal and the latter relates to Pascals after applying a perceptual correction function.

Similarly, dBm can be expressed as an absolute potential in Volt.

And then you've got the cases where it really just is a ratio (one of two possibilities).

You'll see all of these called "decibels".

You see why people are irritated?

Yep you have dB for a ratio, and dB SPL as a physical unit. Just as the article says.

And yeah, the issue is when people forget to use physical units, like if they say it's 30 degrees outside amd not saying C F or K or latitude.

The historical context is a bit meaningless as well since the main application for the OG dB is 101 classes.

Stop saying "one of two possibilities". It isn't. A dB is a power ratio. The fact that you can describe that in terms of voltage ratio is a simple reflection of the fact that power ratios can be described as a voltage ratio squared. When talking about voltage ratios directly from dB you're just short circuiting the necessary square root.