Why does Apple offer full "native resolution" at all if it functionally locks buyers out of it?

I like my 13" M2 MacBook Air, but one thing about it has always annoyed me. They advertised it as having 2560x1664 "native resolution." But then they intentionally render that full resolution unusable by not scaling interface elements (fonts, menu bars) with the change in resolution. You're basically locked into the default resolution of 1470x956 (which should be the real advertised resolution).

Would it really kill Apple to do what every single other OS does, and allow scaling of the interface elements You know, to let people use the full resolution that paid for? If the answer is that 1470x956 is enough for a 13" screen, fine - but then why have the native resolution in the first place? And why not allow font scaling for larger, high res external monitors?