You might be surprised at how these things work, given enough time. My friends and I also used to joke about the "poor cows" (like you mention in a child commen

You might be surprised at how these things work, given enough time. My friends and I also used to joke about the "poor cows" (like you mention in a child comment). Then, slowly, cracks started appearing in our defenses. We realized that we do actually care about the lives of animals, strangers, and all manner of things in a way that maybe wasn't natural for our species even a few generations ago. Slowly, many of us have abandoned the meat industry. Even guys you may not expect it from. Obviously I don't know you, and have no idea if any of that might apply to you. But I get the sense that unless a person is a sociopath, it's almost unavoidable to slowly wake up to the fact that other beings are sentient, and deserve our compassion. This happened with skin color and gender, and it seems to now extend to other species. Cheers.