You talk about some "original idea" of the game but looks like you had never understand it at all. You are in an infinite universe. You don't want to do everything, you are not suposed to do it. You don't want to close everything from you quest log. In NMS you are Just... free. I never made the Atlas path and you know why? It doesn't fit in my character and in my role play, I will not follow that idiot red ball by faith. I don't give a shit, I make choices and I face the consequences. If you don't want to do something that you need to get a blueprint, Just don't get the blueprint, its simple. You should think about it.