[noahbp]

It’s incredible that “Search the Current Folder” is not the default, nor, as far as I’m aware, can it be made the default.

[c-hendricks]

> nor, as far as I’m aware, can it be made the default

Huh? You absolutely can, the post you're replying to says as much.

    defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope SCcf

[jshier]

No need for a default, you can set that in Finder’s settings.