I see the intention. But that's what the "start from scratch" option is literally there for, if people choose to play it the hard way (realistic). The vast majority plays on new farmer, where they already have some starting equimpent.
The map ( or rather the game itself) aready gives you the option to start from scratch if you wish to do so. But taking away this option does nothing good.
Personally I don't care that much about that, because I prefer to start from scratch anyway, so this suits me well. I'm just saying, there's no point in what is basically erasing the easy difficulty level, since there are three.