The weird defaults are partly down to the different requirements of scripting vs interactive terminal use. The defaults of bash make more sense for terminal us

The weird defaults are partly down to the different requirements of scripting vs interactive terminal use. The defaults of bash make more sense for terminal use than scripting. Powershell is a bit further towards the scripting end of the spectrum- part of why it annoys people coming from bash. Compiled languages would be at the scripting end.