[lampington]

> If they are

Am I the only one slightly disturbed by the use of "they" in that sentence? I know that the HN commentariat is broad-based, but I didn't realise we already had non-human members ;-)

[NoGravitas]

HN wIlegh tlhInganpu', Human.

[sterlind]

wait do you actually speak Klingon?

[NoGravitas]

HISlaH, tlhIngan Hol jIjatlh.

(A little anyway. I'm still in the rookie lessons on Duolingo.)

[danaris]

It's perfectly reasonable to refer to "human civilizations" as a plural, since that phrase can very commonly be used to refer to different cultures.

[jwozn]

I believe they are referring to being disturbed by using "they" vs "us", implying they are not a part of human civilization.

[actualwitch]

Beep boop