How is it a choke point? You start with a blade.
They are not that hard to make, you can make them scav or hunting, you can also trade for them. Anyone using that many blades is likely hunting anyways.
On top of this you likely can find them in dead tribes because people have extra. I see them on trade totems also for like 50dollars.
I would say "What do you want everything handed to you?" but literally this is HANDED to you at the start of the game!!!