[powerhour]

This reads like you're looking for a fight by using the least charitable interpretation of the quote.

[actually_a_dog]

Yeah, it's only really "us vs them" in the sense that "they" don't seem to realize they're also really "us."

[ARandomerDude]

I say "folks" as a 1:1 synonym for "people" and only recently became aware that some folks/people find this in some way derogatory. I think it's a regional thing.

[mattnewton]

I’ve pretty much been using “folks” as a gender neutral “guys” because I find “people” potentially problematic (some constructions like “you folks” or “you all” are pretty much always casual while “you people” can sound charged, etc). I think this is common? Haven’t heard of people taking offense to “folks” before.