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Perhaps their method of government was the strangest of all. In this planet, I am told, a Nation consists of a number of Subjects, and one King: but, in the little planet I speak of, it consisted of a number of Kings, and one Subject!”
Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll
LEWIS CARROLL
In fact, attention is of value only insofar as it is paid in the proper discharge of an obligation. To pay attention is to come into the presence of a subject. In one of its root senses, it is to ‘stretch toward’ a subject, in a kind of aspiration. We speak of ‘paying attention’ because of a correct perception that attention is owed – that without our attention and our attending, our subjects, including ourselves, are endangered.
The World-Ending Fire
Wendell Berry
This is precisely why Nick Beckstead, a noted EA, [argued in 2013](https://80000hours.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Beckstead-Nick-On-the-Overwhelming-Importance-of-Shaping-the-Far-Future-better-formatting.pdf) that, given the “overwhelming” moral importance of the far future — “millions, billions, and trillions” of years from now — **we should prioritize saving the lives of people in rich countries over those in poor countries, other things being equal**. The reason is that people in rich countries are better positioned to influence the far future.
Effective Altruism Is a Dangerous Cult — Here's Why
Émile P. Torres
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