For me, it was having to choose the Independence tree when I was one more choice away from getting benevolence...and I wanted to go down that tree.

Was annoyed I had to commit at just that moment.

I'm a little worried about the direction ideology has gone. I miss early access to special buildings from alpha. Instead, we  get passive bonuses and ships we could build for a tiny fraction of the effort it takes to gain the ideology points. It doesn't feel meaningful, and the ability to pursue all 3 branches removes the rp value. I almost think it would be better to have the player choose an ideology from the beginning, then be rewarded for sticking to it or penalized for deviating from it. I don't have the solution, but ideology currently really adds very little to the game.