Creating Policy that Focuses on Reducing Suffering

Carl Pauper suggests that in politics, the focus should be on reducing suffering rather than increasing happiness. While happiness is subjective and difficult to measure, suffering is evident and universally understood. Policies that aim to reduce suffering are more practical and easier to implement. Pauper argues that it is more effective to create theories that could potentially be proven false rather than ones that aim to be proven true. He believes that unnecessary suffering should be minimized, as it makes a direct moral appeal for help. Policies that address suffering have a higher chance of being accepted politically.