User blog comment:LadyAlys/HabitRPG Unofficial User Data Display/@comment-27057934-20160326001508/@comment-24150802-20160326004045

Yes, intentional! :) Some players might not want to see how many drops they've received so far today, because when they know they've reached their drop cap, their motivation to do tasks might decrease. So their drop count is not shown by default.

However when you choose to view the drops section, it's clear that you're interested in the drop count, and so then it appears in the dashboard, and it persists for as long as the page stays open and not reloaded.