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by array_key_first 80 days ago
But if someone has the ability to broadcast their preferred pronouns and we built that in, and it costs nothing, then what's the problem?

I guess I'm just not really understanding people getting upset at what I perceive to be completely made up problems. We have technology, we no longer have to assume gender neutral pronouns for everyone. They can just tell us the pronouns they want.

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I cannot see the need for anything other than neutral pronouns when discussing permutations with either G.Egan or C.Praeger.
I cannot see the harm in using a different pronoun or opening up the ability for that - it feels like a fake or imaginary problem that we are creating such that we have something to complain about to make ourselves feel better. If we want to feel better, we should just smoke or something.