Humanity may have had a much easier time understanding the pain of their children if they could feel it as well, making them more likely to see the Super-Happy point of view in such a way that is still compatible with human values.
To be fair, it might not be trivial to get them to consider a plan that in the short term amounts to more beings feeling pain.
To be fair, it might not be trivial to get them to consider a plan that in the short term amounts to more beings feeling pain.