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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 15 February 2014 06:58:46AM *  1 point [-]

The debate about the zero level is interesting - Anders told me his zero is lower than I described, that you can get worse and still have a life worth living.

Your idea has merit, but the hedonistic treadmill is a problem - people would not want to dream a life much worse than their own, whatever the absolute value of it.