Why not just use "they" singular? It's quick, simple, elegant and soon becomes automatic so you can do it without thinking
Instead of saying "him over there" you could just say "that guy". Maybe, in some situations, it'd be easier to just use "he", but I'm not sure if such situations would be common enough to warrant the additional baggage and hassle of having to use gendered pronouns.
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Its an extra word to know, but it succinctifies language at the point in time it’s being used - so in fact there’s less baggage practically.
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The free market of language chose that its a worthy trade. Also - “that guy” is just a two word version of “him”. It’s just as gendered.
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