Maximizing (non-steeply-discounted) total life happiness does imply trying to survive.
Basing public policy on happiness research sounds terrible to me, but I would expect that most individuals could become significantly happier without compromising other values if they knew how.
Maximizing (non-steeply-discounted) total life happiness does imply trying to survive.
Basing public policy on happiness research sounds terrible to me, but I would expect that most individuals could become significantly happier without compromising other values if they knew how.