The above statement is an opinion. Just like mine.
Some of us like the thrill of close, some don't. Both are challenges of their own kind. Both can be ethical or not. Both can result in quick clean kills or not.
FWIW every animal at this point in my life, that I've shot at beyond 500 yards has died very quickly. And I have yet to miss, but only have shot out to just over 800 on game so far, though almost had a shot around 950 IIRC that would have been DRT to because the check shot was spot on... but the sheep moved after that and never presented an ethical, to me, target.
I"m about tired of folks that get on their high horse and preach about the only way to do it is there way.
Me... I've had fun from 3 yards out to 802 yards so far and everything in between so I fail to see what use folks get out of preaching that if you don't get closer you ain't worth a flip and so on..
