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gnomister LinkI like how I could quickly exhaust relevant information in a few seconds in the old interface. Check the sidebar, scroll a bit to see more and see the comments if the video works correctly. Now I...I like how I could quickly exhaust relevant information in a few seconds in the old interface. Check the sidebar, scroll a bit to see more and see the comments if the video works correctly.
Now I have to scroll down, then click the comments, then scroll back up, glance at the comments and then click comments away.
As someone who comes from a country where "it" is the default pronoun for a person, this discussion is interesting and revealing about different English-speaking communities. They/she/he is for pets and "it" for humans. I think "it" fits very well in a casual conversation style, promotes solidarity and focuses on more salient contexts.
I think we are in the liminal threshold of possible pronoun expansion in English (at least in larger areas of the internet). I would be hesitant to call someone outside of a conversation "it" because of the dehumanizing connotation in the English language.
I'm a bit curious about where the need for "it" pronouns rises in the English language. I could speculate a few reasons, but I would rather get something concrete.