There is something else as well. I actually had to have a conversation a few years ago with my college graduate stepson about the rights of trees and animals. And before you ask, yes, he was mildly indoctrinated. Thankfully, he's gotten out of that stage thanks to Joe Rogan, Russel Brand and Brett Weinstein.

That being said, I think the other thing that does have an impact is a lack of religion. You remember, "man has dominion over the earth?" A lot of people don't believe that, and instead, see man as a parasite on the planet.

If young people still learned about "religion" perhaps that attitude would change.