Redt-shirts pretty much die in every movie.
Episode, actually. (Or was at least more common in TOS).
I would rather be a midget, I think.
There can be some health risks associated with it, and there's the trouble of prejudice against you too.
But, I think it's sadder to not see the beautiful things out there.
Would you rather live in a city under the sea, or a city floating in the sky? (Before someone suggests, no they're not in the state of those in Bioshock :P)