Wouldn't this completely devoid of purpose the whole idea of choosing? This is cakeism
if a choice is arbitrary and meta, is it an impactful or meaningful choice? As it stands now the choice is based on "the wiki says I have to do this to get this companion or this to get that companion", it doesn't arise from story or reason and alot of story potential, content and well, fun is lost to maintain it. The game is full of actual meaningful choices, why uphold this arbitrary one for the sake of a false binary?