No mining per se but I definitely hear you on the non-combat routes.
I'm 35 years old and I've never been in a fight. Because I live in the UK and avoid the bad parts of town. In a real space sim you should be able to avoid being attacked by the same logic. Go about your business, only go to safe places, don't start any fights yourself, work hard, get a good ship. Should be possible.
Trade, mine, explore, sure there's a risk you'll get jumped at any time but it shouldn't be ALL the time or even every time you have a game session.
I'm 35 years old and I've never been in a fight. Because I live in the UK and avoid the bad parts of town. In a real space sim you should be able to avoid being attacked by the same logic. Go about your business, only go to safe places, don't start any fights yourself, work hard, get a good ship. Should be possible.
Trade, mine, explore, sure there's a risk you'll get jumped at any time but it shouldn't be ALL the time or even every time you have a game session.