>>42481785Sad thing is one of the first things I was taught in writing classes was to keep your language as neutral and indirect as possible - not at all related to the modern trans/pronouns stuff, but simply because you don't know who's actually reading your papers. Writing as if it's a conversation and using "you" comes off too informal in a lot of cases and using he or she brings up issues of not necessarily knowing how many or which people you're addressing so it's better to stick to they, them, or one (as in "one can see that...") when referring to anyone but a specific known individual or actually speaking in a room full of people. That stuck with me and not only have I aced every essay/speech/other academic paper writing exam I've taken since but every manager/boss I've ever had and many coworkers and clients have pointed out how strong my written communication skills are. People just like to derail everything to nitpick because they've got nothing better to do.
