English help plz?i cant freak out what this paragraph means. could sb help plz?

Question

"though philosophers have traditionally been concerned with the pursuit of happiness, far greater wisdom would seem to lie in pursuing ways t be properly and productively unhappy. The stubbrn reccurence of misery means that the development of a wrkable approach to it must surely outsrip the value of any utopian quest for happiness."

Answer 1

As misery seems to be more common than happiness, it would be better to study misery to develop an approachh to handling it than to pursue happiness.

Answer 2

It is better to find ways to cope with unhappiness than it is to seek happiness. People are often unhappy, but happiness is extremely difficult to find.

Answer 3

Translation:

Though philosophers have traditionally been concerned with the pursuit of happiness, far greater wisdom would seem to lie in pursuing ways to be properly and productively happy.

= Even though philosophers have, in the past, been more interested in trying to find happiness, it would be more wise to try to find a happiness that is useful and good for oneself and all of society.

The stubborn reccurrence of misery means that the development of a workable approach to it must surely outstrip the value of any utopian quest for happiness.

= The useless and repeated appearence of sadness means that any attempt to stop this sadness is far more worthwhile than taking part in an unrealistic quest for happiness.

In full: Even though philosophers have, in the past, been more interested in trying to find simply happiness, it would be more wise to try to find a happiness that is useful and good for oneself and all of society.  The useless and repeated appearence of sadness means that any attempt to stop this sadness is far more worthwhile than taking part in an unrealistic quest for happiness.

In simpler terms: Rather than searching for plain happiness, as has been done before, we should simply try to prevent people being sad, to make the world a better place.

In very simple terms: Prevention of sadness is better than looking for happiness.