I felt exactly the same way about Eco Lifestyle. I recently got it at half off because I didn't want the gameplay, and if there were no toggles I probably would have skipped it, like I did with Parenthood. So first thing I did was toggle off the gameplay when I loaded the game.
Turns out, I really like the CAS a lot more than I thought I would. The hairs I especially love, and the outfits are more ragged than I saw in the livestream, but I was kind of bored with it so maybe I wasn't paying close attention, haha. Also, the world is perfect for my Apocalypse theme. Anyway, so far there's been no invasive gameplay so I'm happy with what I paid for. :)
