Healthy defaults can still feel bossy

i keep bumping into products that are clearly trying to help, but the default settings feel a little too opinionated for anyone who knows what they want. the first-run experience is smooth, then you hit the one weird setting buried three menus deep and suddenly it feels like the app is parenting you.

where do you all land on this? i like defaults that save me from dumb mistakes, but i get annoyed fast when they start deciding my workflow for me.

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