Planet Qualia: Happiness, Landscapes, and Ecosystems

Animals participate directly with what they are interested in: on a scale of zero out of ten, both interest and participation levels are usually matched in the middle, both at five out of ten. This is in stark contrast to people, who desire their interest and participation levels to match at a high level. High interest and participation levels have made the human landscape an addictive landscape – we pay attention only to Big Dopamine.

Little Dopamine, on the other hand, is the path to reco...