I have the same distaste for moral busybodies that most on HN do, but I tend to use 'they' because the alternative expressions for when gender is unknown or irr

I have the same distaste for moral busybodies that most on HN do, but I tend to use 'they' because the alternative expressions for when gender is unknown or irrelevant such as 's/he' or 'he/she' and similar are in my opinion a lot more jarring in written text. It's not necessarily a politically-motivated choice, I think it's often simply along the lines of 'this is the least awkward construct available to us'.