I once assisted to an interesting discussion about the extensions of rights (morally and legally) and recognition of "status" to things previously considered "l

I once assisted to an interesting discussion about the extensions of rights (morally and legally) and recognition of "status" to things previously considered "lower". E.g. different races or castes, pets, other animals, even plants[0]. It would appear the sphere of what we consider "worthy of respect/like us" is expanding. At the same time, as a society we often only pay lip service to the concept and end up justifying stuff like concentration camps for immigrants or mass animal cruelty. Humankind is varied. [0] one classic argument being "Should Trees Have Standing" https://global.oup.com/academic/product/should-trees-have-standing-9780199736072?cc=it&lang=en& https://global.oup.com/academic/product/should-trees-have-st...