I think it's ridiculous to question that since obviously, yes, many people have decided exactly that. I see no point myself and I'm even in the field. And I am not in charge of all the distributions which disabled it by default.
So, "yes". In fact "yes, duh?" Talk about head in sand...
That strikes me as an insane take (not to mention blatantly inaccurate), but I take your point that this is a common one for distribution-maintainers to have.
So, "yes". In fact "yes, duh?" Talk about head in sand...