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This seems to be talking about preventing the accidental creation of people in general. This has no net effect. You need to prevent the creation of suffering people, and encourage the creation of happy people.
You believe there are as many possible happy people as people suffering? That seems a little unlikely...
I don't believe the amounts are exactly the same, but I don't know which is more common/useful.
Also, I believe the amounts are probably similar. As such, you'd get significantly more utility if you try to only create happy people vs. creating more/fewer people.