Yes. Achieving something world changing is better than that. The bliss of enlightenment is better than that. Pioneering new concepts in science or mathematics is better than that. Impacting the lives of billions of people in positive ways is far better a feeling than having ignorant people stroke your ego.

No... No it's not. Having Children IS world changing. You know what all those great inventors had? Parents. If their parents thought like you, they wouldn't have ever existed.