How do you figure?
Discussion
Everyone dies alone. If you have children, you will probably have more joy and connection in life. There are a few exceptions — I met an enliightened Buddhist monk (the real deal), and he was doing way better than anyone — but vast majority of humans (and he even admitted himself) would be better off having kids, something that’s obvious once you have kids.
There is a minority of miserable people who probably should not have kids for the sake of the kids.
I do not think of dying in the company of my family as dying alone. Dying alone is dying alone, with some nurse who may feign sympathy but deep down doesn’t care and will scarf a burrito in the next room as you’re gasping for air. That’s dying alone.
Congrats if that happens to you YOU will be lucky. In my lifetime I have known dozens of parents, friends, relatives that had multiple children happy lives and just simply died alone. Lots of ways to go in this world and you don't always conveniently check out in a nursing home or at your own home surrounded by close family like in the movies. More than the other way around i am afraid imo. I literally have no idea how many kids i may have I was single in the 80's and 90's with my own pad. So theres that.
Right, you *might* be surrounded by family, but if you go without warning (which is preferable IMO), low chance you’ll have family around at that very moment. And either way, they can’t come with you.
Ideal is you’re 95, had the grandkids/great grandkids out at the country house, played with them, had a BBQ, went up to your room and just didn’t wake up the next morning. Died alone in bed after a full day with family.