Comment by mindcrime

Can't speak for the OP, but FWIW, I was always taught to use the "we" construct in academic writing, even when writing as a solo author. But from doing some Googling around and reading threads on Reddit / *.se sites / etc. just now, it seems like this may be something where the guidance has changed over time. I guess it's more common now to actually use the first-person voice in that situation?