Just because you play your trader as an autopilot drone does not mean it is the way it should be done. I'd go so far as describing your attitude towards the problem as elitist, you assume that all traders are like yourself with plenty of money. What consideration do you give to those just starting out? Those whose entire cargo run profit may be under 2 to 3 million? I've personally been pirated in an empty freighter for 3 million by people who refused to acknowledge that my ship cost less than that demand on multiple occasions.
This thread was created to find ways of improving the community decline, brushing off the first example of why someone no longer plays the game as "Foolish" speaks volumes.