Is There a Difference Between Meaning and Happiness?

Scientific approach to happiness is value free. We try measure a variety of positive emotions. It could be that you lay around all day playing video games and eating ice cream, and you could tell me you felt awesome. Andi'm i'm fine with that. You know, it's not about layering on of some value judgment about what should make you feel good. I think traditionally, thereh's been this assumption that, like, meaning and happiness are fundamentally different - but they're actually very closely linked....