@kinsey in most universes I tend to assume that spaceships represent an incredible concentration of wealth. They're big, complex, highly-engineered, and safety-critical.
@robocephalic @starkatt yeah, that sounds about right. i think back in particular to the lore story "All These Lives Are Fit to Ruin" https://fiction.eveonline.com/stories/chronicles/all-these-lives-are-fit-to-ruin
@starkatt @kinsey I think Eve's lore is that capsuleers are all the hyper-1%. Disposable bodies, disposable crew, and frequently dealing in sums of cash that would affect a modest-sized nation.