Eh mayhaps? But it seems a bit of a narrative mess. Like, this game has a lot of potential as a nationbuilder, I'm not really interested in it for the 18+ stuff aside from as a bonus. The plague setup just seemed confused like the game wasn't exactly sure what story it was trying to tell. Maybe it makes sense from a specific route or after playing though all of them but... Maybe you're right that it shouldn't be removed/changed majorly but it definitely should be edited to be more consistent and/or thematic!
Well, regardless, I'll wait two years for development work to polish up the many cool facets of this game and maybe by that time the story will be more coherent