@Paradox hmm... i suppose i would have lost the joy just a bit before the pandemic
sorta went from being a focal point to a constant background noise i think
also, other games that have been around just as long or longer, still getting updates, dcss, terraria and dwarf fortress
i kinda wonder why those don't feel quite so zombified
perhaps corporate influence? terraria certainly feels longer in the tooth than dwarf fortress and dcss to me, despite being several years newer..