Index: metacity-2.18.0/src/metacity.schemas.in
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--- metacity-2.18.0.orig/src/metacity.schemas.in
+++ metacity-2.18.0/src/metacity.schemas.in
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
       <applyto>/apps/metacity/general/reduced_resources</applyto>
       <owner>metacity</owner>
       <type>bool</type>
-      <default>false</default>
+      <default>true</default>
       <locale name="C">
          <short>If true, trade off usability for less resource usage</short>
          <long>