Sadly I came after your time, but godbless some of the nights shit talking with you on Tweetfleet as I got started in wspace.
As for not returning, it's probably the best course of action. Even ignoring the effects this addiction has on our lives, the game is in the worst state in most likely ever. As evidenced by our zkill these days; as well as basically any other high skill group, it's utter fucking dogshit and most of us are either quitting or taking severely extended AFK breaks 😬