Have to balance with the barrier to entry (which is lessened if you have other lovely boxers inviting you to join them), the fact that if you cant kill the belt rats your operation can come to a stop, lame ass cloakers hiding in your system, all out war potentially, etc etc.

The risk of being unable to "play" (if you just want to mine) is much less in high sec.

Thus, the reward.

Might give null a go myself this time.