The end of life perspective still suffers from the same problem as middle of life -- they have no way of knowing what the outcome would have been if they had do

The end of life perspective still suffers from the same problem as middle of life -- they have no way of knowing what the outcome would have been if they had done things the other way. They might be on their deathbed saying "I wish I'd worked harder and not been broke all my life." There are always going to be paths not taken. See: Kundera, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being"