What an extraordinary concept! Surely such straification of experiences would defy any rational definitions-- in fact it would be irrational to attempt it. I have for instance no idea what is meant by 'base-level happiness'. Is there such a thing? I really hope not!

What really gives the the heebie-jeebies though is thought of 'base-level sadness'. The term is enough to make me want to cry-- thus providing the base-line--- Hooray!