I think the answer is that we combine two of the first variants: Does simply loving life not count as much? The idea of 'count' is closer to the original concept of 'is it little?', and 'not as much' has more of a positive denial-implication(!) than 'not count for much'....
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Date: 2026-02-09 10:47 am (UTC)The idea of 'count' is closer to the original concept of 'is it little?', and 'not as much' has more of a positive denial-implication(!) than 'not count for much'....