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Near and far are two modes (or a spectrum of modes) in which we can think about things. We choose which mode to think about something in based on its distance from us, or on the level of detail we need. This property of human mind is studied in construal level theory.

NEAR: All of these bring each other more to mind

FAR: All these bring each other more to mind

Here

There

Now

Then

Me

Them

Trend-Deviating Likely Real Local Events

Trend-Following Unlikely Hypothetical Global Events

Concrete

Abstract

Context-Dependent

Context-Freerer

Unstructured

Schematic

Course

Detailed

Goal-Irrelevant Incidental Features

Goal-Related Features

Feasible Safe Acts

Desirable Risk-Taking Acts

Secondary Local Concerns

Central Global Symbolic Concerns

Socially Close Folks with Unstable Traits

Socially Distant People with Stable Traits

Confident Predictions

Polarized Evaluations

Blog posts

By Robin Hanson

See also