The value of everything is negative when you measure by these standards. We should stop laughing to emit less CO2.
Consider how we define poverty.
Suppose we discover an as-yet unknown group of people who have been using traditional farming methods to sustain themselves in the same area for thousands of years.
How would you classify them economically? Are they in "abject poverty", the same as a group whose traditional means of sustenance have been destroyed and who rely on international aid? What distinction do we make?