So this implies that there are people who want to work in the hellhole that is the pergium mine on Janus VI (dodging protective homicidal hortas) simply because they want to show their mastery at mining?
Even in the 24th century there's going to be jobs that very few people want to do. Yet are necessary. How do they persuade people to do them?
I guess it would require a social and cultural shift to put more status and respect on these unwanted jobs.