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by StanislavPetrov 175 days ago
> If you (<-- I don't mean you personally, but anyone)

"The royal you"

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I've used that construct a lot over the years and it seems to help:

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

One can simply employ 'one' if one fears not the air of pretentiousness.
Or the “you, the great unwashed”. Although there is no rule enforcing mutual exclusion.