Comment by ethbr1

There's a reason 'come to Jesus moment' is an expression.

Aka the uncertainty collapse of effective altruism -- in which someone realizes they might die before getting to the altruism part, and have to confront the "effective" things they did without any moral counterbalance.

If someone feels guilty about the things they've done when facing death, then they should immediately take actions that try and redress them.

Otherwise, there's an almost certainty they'll revert to being the same asshole they were so uncomfortable facing in the mirror, after mortal peril has passed.

Being someone different requires action, not just thoughts.