Same reason why
* not teleport ores
* allways wind in your face
* no planting of bushes
* no teleport of wolves
* Slow speed of Tools
* Stamina drain by movement
* Unusable card without terraforming
* Slow Kilns, Smelter,...
*....

Take this stuff away and you finish the game after 10 hours.
They want you to go out in the world and do stuff. Its no accident that many recipes need a farm and gathering = maximum time investment