MacBook Air 15" display resolution

[giopiar]

I recently switched from a 27" 2019 iMac to a 15" MacBook Air. My needs changed over these years, so I chose to switch back to a notebook.
I noticed that text on the MBA looks way smaller than it appeared on the iMac, and that default "looks like" resolution is set to 1710 x 1107. Switching to 1440 x 932 solved the problem, giving me a similar perceived size of text and graphical elements.

I'm not asking about technical details about how MacOs manages scaling (I already know about it), I'm just wondering why Apple chose to set such a high resolution for a 15" screen and asking to other users their preferences on this matter

 

[Shirasaki]

My guess is everyone in Apple is 30 years or younger? minus executives and Tim Cook of course. Or at least they all have amazing eyesights. Anyone with glass, immediately the issue is quite apparent.

 

[turbineseaplane]

No clue .. It doesn't work for me.

Thankfully the default 2x on my 2015 15" MBP is still 1440 x 900

My first PowerBook G4 17" also ran 1440 x 900! (non retina, obv)

They keep making things physically smaller on screen (at defaults)

It's so much less taxing on my eyes to have things of a comfortable and easily legible size.