#+begin_src elisp (org-adapt-indentation nil) #+end_src Adaptive indentation makes sense when using Org as a plain-text database. It does not make sense when using Org for longform prose.
In the former case, outline depth is important to reflect properties such as inheritance. The code elements are primary and the prose secondary. In the latter case, the primary payload is the prose. Gratuitously indenting it wastes screen space and requires the user to make layout adjustments for legibility. The extra information value of indentation reflecting outline depth is negligible; the heading already conveys it. Beginners are bad at making adjustments to keep heavily-indented prose legible. Thus the default should be nil.
