Found this blog post and found it had more insight into the issues around the dev and the toxicity in FOSS

  • Barry Zuckerkorn@beehaw.org
    52·
    4 months ago

    Singular “they” is older than singular “you.” And note, of course, that the pronoun “you” is conjugated as a plural, and we deal with it just fine.

    • CaptObvious@literature.cafe
      3·
      4 months ago

      “You” was both singular and plural throughout the history of Middle English. Singular “they” emerged in Late Middle English around the 14th century.