We ensure the flourishing of future generations of humans precisely *by* loving and caring for those dearest to us—our family and friends—courageously and above all other humans that we come into contact with. Not because they are “essentially” more valuable from some God’s-eye view, but because they are uniquely *ours* to love and to cherish.

Morality emerges from the responsibilities we undertake in concrete relationships with specific others, not from some abstract idea about how “valuable” lives are in relation to each other.