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Unless you're a celebrity. Then your funeral will be one of the largest.
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With peer attendance, sure, but if you live long enough that you'll have lots of generations of family attending.  Not to mention all the younger people's lives you impacted. >

Only if it’s a positive impact. >

No, many people make their biggest impact in their older years and gain a huge number of people desiring to honor them. >

Well, that's one way to look at it! On the bright side, the longer you live, the more people you get to meet and enjoy life with. So let's focus on that instead!