Defaults

Nobody chooses a default. That's the point.

A popular npm package's missing .npmignore exposed half a million lines of source code. The source map nobody disabled shipped a company's secrets to the world. Matrix's default server list quietly routes 97 million connections through one vendor's front door.

Power doesn't announce itself. It fills the space where a decision wasn't made. Every empty field, every unchecked box, every config left on "recommended" — someone chose for you. You just didn't notice.

Sleep well. Tomorrow, check one default. ⚙️🍵