I didn't comment because I didn't see what else I could have added to it. It challenged the comfortable assumption that the seasoned students had, in much the same way that anybody with a different mindset would give a new perspective that others would discuss if not adopt.
I'm much more vocal in discussing how he's handling his own problems at the moment.
I'm looking at the issue as if Hachiken was a vampire who is considering using artificial blood for the rest of his life because he has grown fond of a human. If I was said human and he's weighing me up against "you taste so good", he'd feel pretty shallow to me. It's as if his love is only on the same level as taste.
It's perfectly fine for you to see it as being less important, but it is anything but meaningless. So far, it's the only reason that these animals need to die for.