I think this update definitely felt (to me) like it was making a lot of things available for people who had simply gone down a different path than I had. There were definitely certain points where I got the "something different could've happened!" message, which is fine, but I can definitely see where we're becoming 'locked in' to our paths at this point. Not sure how close the game is to completion, but I expect as we near the end this is going to become more common.
Just means I have to do a second playthrough where I care less about the main girls and stray into some of the strippers, neighbors etc. more often.