First off, I agree that happiness is undoubtedly a secondary objective. possibly THE secondary objective.

Additionally, if someone or something is "living a life that's not worth living," then something needs to
change because they aren't really acting in a way that will ensure their long-term survival. I do believe
that happiness is a necessary component of survival. Consequently, I believe that survival—in the
broadest sense, as opposed to simply being temporarily balanced on a knife edge—provides plenty of
guidance for the appropriate course of action. When you consider the requirements for life in general
over evolutionary timescales, survival involves a lot. Really, it includes everything. I would choose higher
pleasure of Raritaria, At the same time, I find it difficult to believe that our ultimate objective is simply
survival. A life worth living, not just surviving, should be the aim of life, in my opinion. And a certain level
of happiness contributes to the value of life. Another way to put this is that I could not advocate leading
a life in a way that produced absolutely no happiness or, even worse, a life that produced a great deal of
suffering without any corresponding happiness. At the same time, I find it difficult to believe that our
ultimate objective is simply survival. A life worth living, not just surviving, should be the aim of life, in my
opinion. And a certain level of happiness contributes to the value of life. Another way to put this is that I
could not advocate leading a life in a way that produced absolutely no happiness or, even worse, a life
that produced a great deal of suffering without any corresponding happiness. There are no higher or
lower pleasures because enjoyment is not an intrinsic end in itself. Sometimes sensual pleasures can
help you survive, and other times they can help you go extinct. Life can have pleasure or not, but it
cannot not have survival; if it has no survival, there is nothing left.