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> A corollary is there's a limit to what you can effectively care about.

In absolute terms, maybe, I'm not sure.

But in relative terms, by definition, there is a limit to what you can care about.

Care more about your job than your kids, that's a problem. Care more about your friends than your spouse at a time when they need your support, that's a problem.



> In absolute terms, maybe, I'm not sure.

Check out Dunbar's Number (a.k.a. the monkeysphere).




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