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Of course it is. But so is "children in Africa have it really bad, so why are you bothering to buy Christmas presents instead of helping them?"
Unfortunately, past a certain point it just comes down to "hey, can we try being less of a dick to each other all the time?", which everyone can agree with but which no one actually seems to be able to resolve into actual strategy.
I'm not a complete altruist. I do care more about the people I know than random other people. I don't care about people more just because they live in the same country as me, though.
I think Ragen Chastain does a pretty good job of not being a dick.
She believes that people should work on the causes they care most about, and let other people work on the causes they care most about. She can be harsh about people she thinks are seriously wrong, but she doesn't attack people for not being quite right.