... one still can't correct the fault. You haven't answered the question of the original disconnect in arguments.
Your new arguments aren't relevant either since they're also NOT connected to the original re. bad defaults. You can have bad defaults that aren't there for any good reason and still think that reducing maintenance is more valuable! Fine, but that's a different argument!
Now, you get to say it is faulty, and when one thinks about it for a minute, that idea packs a whole lot less punch.
Just want to dilute some unnecessary implied authority out of this otherwise interesting discussion.
Frankly, I always learn the defaults for the high value idea of reducing my overall configuration and maintenance workload!
Secondly, when I communicate workload to others, I don't have to do as much because the defaults are in place and useful.
These days, I tend to run defaults everywhere I can. Doing this means I do not have to a ton of configuration when setting up new environments.
I have also found those defaults do make a lot of sense. Maybe not the absolute peak sense, but more than enough.
I end up able to move and do a lot very reasonably quickly.
I also find my skills do not need to refresh as often too.
In any case there is plenty of room to disagree here, sans the idea of someone's conclusion being " faulty.