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A central theme of Vance’s argument is that loving those closest—spouses, children, and immediate community—demands active participation and sacrifice. He asserted that loving one’s family is fundamentally about actionable commitment, contrasting it with the easier, less demanding notion of globally "loving" humanity from the comfort of one's home. He framed this notion of distant care as mere passive goodwill, which lacks the tangible impact of nurturing familial and community relationships.