> Nobody wanted to live a long time but be unhealthy in their older years. If nobody wanted that, then why have we spent so much effort keeping older people al

> Nobody wanted to live a long time but be unhealthy in their older years. If nobody wanted that, then why have we spent so much effort keeping older people alive and in agony for a couple more days, often in direct opposition to their preferences and DNRs? If nobody wanted a medical system that caused such suffering for such little reason, then how come the excellent How Doctors Die[0] needed to be written? [0] https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2013/03/how-doctors-die/ https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2013/03/how-doctors-die/