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by chrisdevereux 4581 days ago
> The article had me until it basically said using "he" in documentation makes you an asshole

I don't think that the author intended any hostility towards you.

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touche

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Although it's hard to read the following as not calling a figurative-me hostile, for my choice of pronoun.

    Q: They said I was being hostile!
    A: I'm sorry, but you were.
I guess it depends whether calling figurative-you hostile is itself hostile. Is it offering advice on how to communicate better, or implying that figurative-you is an asshole? You could interpret it either way.