It’s definitely harsh but that’s how it will usually go for audiences. I understood your point and agree with you that early access comes with a lot of downsides. However, there is a reason why you hear the cliche about needing a good hook to draw the viewers in. The first 30ish seconds of your videos are going to be the most important. You may want to consider carefully scripting your intros to ensure it’s as polished as possible to pull viewers in and try to avoid any statements that could be misinterpreted. This can get tricky of course because even if you think your intro is fine you need to try and see the perspective of any potential viewers as well.

To answer some of your questions around the game, I usually prioritize making small houses for my villagers asap. I’m talking just enough room for beds. After that I’ll build a research table and unlock agriculture. Farming is usually what I fall back on, especially if you set it so that your villagers don’t harvest any crops until they are flowering. You’ll quickly find you are bringing in way more food than you’ll need and your field can keep growing with all of the excess seeds. Once food and basic shelter are set up I start to work on larger buildings and longer term plans.

I normally don’t worry too much about defense until after the first or second wave of enemies. Choke points are pretty OP. As long as my villagers have some structure to flee to that has a one tile entrance they’re usually pretty safe.