Here’s the thing. The black is the great equalizer. You could come from the most wretched of beginnings and make a fortune, and retire to your own private planet. You could be a king, and end up stranded on some barren moon in some far-flung system, watching as your air runs out.
The black doesn’t care about you. You remember that, you can survive out there. You don’t, it will kill you regardless of who you are or where you come from.