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This is very frustrating. Agreed, they should turn them off by default.

I sent their team an email two years ago with exactly that feedback, and their response was:

"Thank you for the feedback. We are working on an update that will 'save' your preferred map view when logged in on the PurpleAir website. However, it is not published yet."

See my post above how I am able to bookmark the site after I choose the settings I want and it remember these choices when I visit again.

If you bookmark the website after you have zoomed in on your area and toggled settings (unchecked indoor sensors, LRAPA), it will remember your settings.

Seriously. My partners school was saying they will open this week (on top of COVID, of all things) if the AQI is not in the red. The sensor they're using is indoor. This website is actively doing harm with these configurations, granted, so is the school administration.

COVID is bringing out the worst in all parts of our society. It has been such a stressful time, and I am someone who has some financial security. I can't imagine how tough things are on the average American right now.

Stay strong everybody. We will make it out of this.