MacBook Air M2 15 display scaling is weird

I just got the new MacBook Air 15, and the "default" resolution scaling option in the display settings (on this model, 1710 x 1107) looks considerably more blurry than the "default" scaling option on my old MB Pro 16 from 2019. What's more, when I change the scaling to the next step down ("larger text" 1440 x 932) it looks extremely sharp, on par with my old computer. Switching back and forth between "default" and "larger text" looks, to my eyes, like the difference between a 1080p monitor and a 1440p monitor. It's a massive difference in clarity.

The problem is that, I much prefer the zoomed out look of the "default" or even "more space" options, as I like to have a lot of tabs open at the same time. However, both of these options look really blurry and low-res in comparison with the "larger text" option. I read online that differences in resolution are made clearer by inverting colors, so I did just that, and yeah, the difference between the multiple scaling options became immensely more notable. In this inverted mode, the "larger text" option looks like a 4k panel and the other options look almost close to 720p. Obviously this is not actually the case, but the difference is, to my eyes, quite extreme.

Does anyone else with a MB air 15 share this experience or is there something wrong with my unit specifically? Perhaps it is a software issue? Or maybe this is just a flaw with the built-in liquid retina display of this model. It's not a big deal, but it is kind of annoying, as text does look notably blurrier on my new computer when compared to my old one in the "default'" display mode. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.