Mill said it's better to be a human dissatisfied
John Stuart Mill, a key philosopher, argued that intellectual and moral joys (higher pleasures) offer deeper, more enduring happiness than basic physical comforts, profoundly shaping ethical thought.
British philosopher John Stuart Mill argued that not all pleasures are equal. In his 1863 essay *Utilitarianism*, he distinguished between 'higher' and 'lower' pleasures. Lower pleasures are basic physical comforts like eating, while higher pleasures involve intellect and morality, such as appreciating art or pursuing knowledge.
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