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The problem with pain is its inherent stupidity in dealing with its goals and inability to even cooperate with reason. It'd get more points if it were like vision, informing but leaving more advanced parts of mind in peace to do the decision-making.
So you think pain is bad because it is stupid?
Not up even to the human standards of sanity, yes.
Is pleasure any less stupid? It's a little less demanding about attention, but arguably that has more to do with the commonly encountered intensity level.
There's an old saying: "The dose makes the poison."