Collapsed Comments. What The Heck?

I get these little things that bother me, that are just little, but they bother me. Like an ingrown hair on my neck, I keep picking at them.

Why do comments default to collapsed shut in Blogger? Why does there not appear to be a setting for making them always stay open? Why does it bug me so much?

I'll continue this post when I have something cogent to say about any of the last 3 questions...