You rent from goons and make billions providing them with ammo as you make daily/weekly trips to highsec for supplies

There's such a thing as NPC station too ya know?

If you can't and you don't like the game, leave

...Except that in every instance that a newbie has shown all the qualities attributed to a good EVE player and an overall great person (Taking responsibility for their own actions, doing their research on what they're getting into, not being an obnoxious know-it-all) - They've always been treated well by the majority of the EVE population.

Perhaps the problem lies not with the "dinosaur" of a game or its "awful, sociopathic" playerbase then, but in the attitudes of those who believe that new player retention is an excuse for justifying that every new player should be mollycoddled "like VIPs".

"Prison system" implies that the culture around these parts is inherently negative - I have pointed out that the culture welcomes players who have a positive attitude towards learning and the failure that comes with it, players do not have the overweening sense of entitlement that many like yourself and others share.

...As compared to your own knee - jerk reaction to disparage the game and its players based off your own enlightened assumptions of botting, online numbers during an offpeak period, and blanket statements denigrating the EVE community as sociopaths with convict mentalities.

You've illustrated beautifully the point how more players does not equate to a better gaming experience.

So yes, attitude problems on your part, and those like yourself. The game - and its base community - are doing fine.

Good to see that somebody recognizes the fact that this game punishes those who put in effort and take risks while rewarding the lazy, risk-averse types.