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View submission: I don't care about old people dying
Ultimately, it doesn't matter what you think. It matters what they think since it's their lives that are affected. I imagine some have religious reasons for wanting to hang on. "God will take me when he's ready" sort of thing. For others who are less/not religious, I imagine it's a matter of balance. Do the advantages of living outweigh the disadvantages? The finger on the scale is the realization that there might be/definitely is nothing waiting for them after death, so being able to enjoy any part of what life has to offer, no matter how small, might be better than kicking the proverbial bucket. It really is a very individual thing.
I'm in my mid 60's, and I've got my share of health problems, though I'm not yet facing anything that is likely to kill me. At this particular moment in time, living is much more appealing to me than not living. But I can easily imagine a time could come where the pain of living outweighs any enjoyment I'm getting out of life. At that point I'll instruct my doctors to stop trying to cure, and stop trying to treat, and just focus on relieving pain. But I want that to be my decision.
There's nothing here!