i think its more he enjoys PvP, but lothes it for the exact reason he enjoys it..
the risk (him dying and loosing it all) vs reward (the other guy dies and looses it all) are 2 sides of the same coin. but he prefers to only see one side as being moderataly good gain, and the other a huge devestating loss.
and crafters are a different breed than the action packed, high risk vs high reward path he chooses (which is what that path is about to start with) he prefers that others also have that same 'balance"
by contrast, say I do day trading and risk my entire nestegg on turning a profit...I demand that any other jobtype, also go into the workplace with the ability to loose thier entire savings in the course of a normal work day...as its the only way to balance people into the same risk/reward ratio I choose to live by.