I was never really interested in base building either. My goal was always to get into my dream ship, buy the necessary upgrades and engineer it. Now that I've done it, I don't really have a goal anymore.
and thus you hit the nail on why i constantly try to argue the point about why it is important for some things to take time in Elite..... Stuff should be achievable, for sure, but equally it should not come too quick, and that i think is where we are now with elite.
and also is why i am not against the idea of base buildign, so long as it is a personal thing - if you want it to be - and not forced guild like content.