Even if from a technical perspective you're right, I think people need to be careful with the "x is not special" talk. It is a put down and it's how things like human and animal rights get obliterated and how the environment gets ruined.
"Trees aren't special", "Dolphins aren't special", "Koala's suck, let's put a mine here instead", "Pigs don't have emotions or are dumb, so it's fine to factory farm" etc.
"Trees aren't special", "Dolphins aren't special", "Koala's suck, let's put a mine here instead", "Pigs don't have emotions or are dumb, so it's fine to factory farm" etc.