> Many studies show that we tend to generally accept the default option—the one that was preselected for us—and that making an option a default increases the li

> Many studies show that we tend to generally accept the default option—the one that was preselected for us—and that making an option a default increases the likelihood that such an option is chosen. Personally, I find this makes sense in a society of (some) trust. My default options are derived from previous experiences. I have tried all those different snacks between meetings, found them to be lacking, and now set this one to be the default. I think I choose default choice in contexts where I have a some trust in where the default setting came from. I trust my favorite restaurant's "today's special", the default option. They have not steered me wrong. I trust my dentist to use the default periodic procedures. So, to me default is not just blind acceptance, but specific and contextual trust either from previous experiences of mine or with the decision makers' previous decisions.