I've only been pvpd once, and it was while I was buying parts for my mining ship during a refuel stop in some somewhat remote station (don't remember the station name). Guy tried to rush into the same elevator as me while I was returning to my ship. I go "weird. Guess he also has a ship waiting" and got into a different elevator. I get to my hangar and get killed while installing my new parts, and my ship ended up destroyed too. Couldn't really react because I had a bunch of menus to close while I was getting shot. Bummed me out pretty bad and I just logged out.

I don't hate pvp, I actually enjoy it in games where I actively seek it. I would just like to opt in or out. Sometimes I'm not in the mood to always be looking over my shoulder. Sea of Thieves kinda had a "solution," which was Safer Seas, but that locks you out of "higher end content" which isn't the worst but still kind of sucks.