diff --git a/web/ViewMode.tsx b/web/ViewMode.tsx
index 61cadac..0f91637 100644
--- a/web/ViewMode.tsx
+++ b/web/ViewMode.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,14 @@ const ViewModeContext = createContext<ViewModeValue>({
 });
 
 export const ViewModeProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
-  const [mode, setMode] = useState<Mode>('edit');
+  /*
+    View, not Edit.
+
+    Opening a section is nearly always to LOOK at something — to check what a change did, or to see the
+    state of the site before deciding anything. Editing is the deliberate act, so it is the one that
+    takes a click. Defaulting the other way puts a wall of controls in front of the thing they act on.
+  */
+  const [mode, setMode] = useState<Mode>('view');
   const [device, setDevice] = useState<DeviceName>('desktop');
   const [previewable, setPreviewable] = useState(false);