It's a long ways back, apparently, but trying to catch up with the wtf thread I noticed this:
Back on topic[And ironically, completely uninspired by the current discussion], I've just caught myself typing "they" instead of traditional gendered pronouns when I need to use the latter for an RP. Given that I very much doubt that singular they is accepted in academic circles just yet, this could be a problem in future schooling. My WTF here is that I've already managed to ingrain an entirely new brand of sentence structure on myself in only 4-5 months.
Arc, academic writing is where I
picked up the habit of using they and otherwise nongendered pronouns. If you can still manage to get your point across using them, do so. You'll be fine so long as you don't run into some crazy or another.
I'd probably even recommend it, because the use is likely to continue to normalize, and you might as well get in the habit now.
Also:
I'd definately like to replace my poorly functioning right hand for sure, and if I could get a left eye that works, that's also great. But really that's all that's important to me there.
You're very much not far off. We have (pretty poorly) functioning cybernetic hands
now (hell, we networked monkey brains together to move a simulated one this year, I think, or last), and barely functional low resolution cybernetic eyes got something workable within the last year or five. Tech's still got a fair ways to go, but if you have the money for it you'll probably be able to upgrade from what you currently have within the next decade or so. We're real damn close to giving the outright blind near-normal vision, and re-limbing the amputated to a near-baseline (or better) level. Medical science is doing some crazy shit right now.