As a working adult, I wish I had time to commit to Rust

I've owned the game since 2015 and have played through a lot of the updates, watching the game and its community evolve. What I've loved is what a labour of love the game is in comparison to others and what the devs have put in consistently, well over 10 years since the game first came out. The game is gorgeous, the updates are consistent and high-quality, and the things you can do in-game are so cool. Rust has now advanced well beyond anything I could've ever imagined when I first started playing.

However, I don't see how I can realistically enjoy it, particularly as a solo player, when I'm an adult with a day job and responsibilities; I don't get home from school earlier or have entire summers off like I used to. Farming resources just to keep up a base, let alone enjoying the game and fending off raiders, requires a fair time investment on an almost daily basis that seems unreachable for adults. Theoretically, I could make it work if it was the only game I played, but sometimes I'm just not in the mood to grind, raid, or play at high intensity.

To those of you who play, roughly what sort of age demographic are you in? How do you make it work? What is the main demographic of players who play Rust nowadays?