Quarterly profit-focused capitalism has its costs. One is dehumanizing people. Re-incentivizing humanity and compassion will take more than voting, although this is no doubt part of an effective response. Other steps likely include mass protests and debate over how to temper corporate greed. You wrote

"my main concern is that these sorts of comments will become normalized, and that the dismissal of our humanity and safety in such a callous, nonchalant manner will fall on the increasingly deaf ears."

Words matter. They impact how we frame issues and what we consider possible. Thanks for calling more attention to a comment suggestive of sociopathy. I'm slightly more concerned with efforts to codify them through legislation to shield employers from lawsuits if they fail to take reasonable steps to keep workers safe.