I was about: I am fine not to treat people as things if I am allowed to consider my particles as guys and gals. I know... it is a bad one... but I am a physicist (and I am actually calling my particles guys and gals when I describe something on the board) ;)
PS: disclaimer: I thought about this only after having read the post title.
Always call your particles guys and gals, they love it :)
Of course! They repeat this to me every single day ^^
Are there non-binary particles tho?
Also, I call my mice "Babies", we're all a bit weird.
I guess this is a natural behavior until those we like :)