"This kind of blanket denial explains why **so many people are willing to spend tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to prolong life for just a few more weeks**. Think about it: That’s money that they spent years or decades working hard for. **They gave up years of their life while healthy and vibrant to buy a few extra weeks of life when they are sick and immobile**. If that’s not irrational, I don’t know what is!" ([Location 936](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07T5LSF1J&location=936)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[momento-mori]] , [[essentialism]] , [[personal-values]] , **Source** -- [[202408061202 - B - Die With Zero]]