I think it's a bit late to expect everyone living in the country to revert to agricultural work locally, so while you have a point, it's not really applicable.
Yes, I know, and I do mean it in a light hearted way
It's just, and I'm the same, we get our lives set in one way, and feel that it's the only way.
From time to time things come along in our lives, an accident, a family member dies, we lose out job etc, and we have to wake up and make a change.
I'm sure there any some who would think it would be the end of the world for them if they had to sell their apartment in Spain. they may have to change what they are used to and get a cheap holiday in a hotel!
We all get used to our lives the way they are
Back on topic though, I feel bad for the guys family as it's them who are hurting right now, though I do suspect it's not something they have never considered was going to happen one day.
Let's hope there will always be those who are willing to put themselves out there, take the personal risks to push forward so that the rest of us, in our comfy homes in the country
Can one day share in some of their work. After all, Us normal people are the ones, those brave people are taking these risks for.
Most of us, would not want to put our lives on the line as they are doing.
But without those people, we'd not even have our Cars, Planes, or anything the Space age has brought to us.