For why I'm not updating:
Bought it Tuesday night, promptly spent 26 hours on it in two days, stopping only to sleep and wash clothes.
I had things that needed doing.
Like building solar panels.
And hydroponics bays to grow food in the winter.
And fighting off swarms of man-hunting iguanas with rifles and a pack of trained Yorkshire Terriers.
Yes you read that right.
Isn't really a paradox, but that's what everyone knows it as. In my humble opinion, the aliens don't want to contact us because they're afraid that we'd be too boring. I imagine that once you've conquered your planet, your own genetics, and crawled your way up to 2 on the Kardashev Scale, you might get a bit bored with things.
I want to apologize for anyone who's been following this account/story for the fact that I have not been the best of persons. I have too often let my emotions gain too much control and influence over my decisions and while I try to work on that character flaw, it's something that I don't always have a hold on.