Not sure why people like you think others are crying when they voice a opinion, is it projection because in your life you are so emotional about things you get sad and cry when you say your opinions? Most people don't act like this and if you are seeing this as crying then might want to look in mirror and see what emotional problems you have that is causing you to see the world like this.Nothing changed in regards to freedom.
What has changed however is, now you actually have to USE early game weaker materials instead of completely ignoring them and going straight for iron tools and concrete, which is great.
Stop with the "waaah, can't have everything unlocked by the day 2" approach, if you hate it so much, mod it yourself to remove all the improvements to gameplay pace.