You may be fighting an uphill battle to advocate humanism here. Comments like "Yes, technically they are people" send a shudder down my spine. I am not sure if

You may be fighting an uphill battle to advocate humanism here. Comments like "Yes, technically they are people" send a shudder down my spine. I am not sure if there are any confirming studies but dehumanisation [0] seems characteristically enhanced in people whose focus is primarily on technology - on things rather than people. Moral disengagement [1] also seems to be a prevalent reaction to existential threat, which I think we all feel to some degree. [0] https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-web-violence/201806/what-is-dehumanization-anyway https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-web-violence/201... [1] https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/3/7/14456154/dehumanization-psychology-explained https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/3/7/14456154/deh...