Yup. Modern MacOS is only pleasant to use if you have absolutely no preferences on how your computing environment should work and am willing to completely accept the walled garden.

Otherwise, it’s a hellscape.

Damn, that’s tough. Have you heard about our lord and savior Ubuntu and it’s blessed snap version of Firefox?

If you’re in the market for a new machine, there are better options in terms of affordability and usability, even if you’re specifically looking for an ARM device

Are you thinking of Snapdragon X1 Elite/Pro laptops? I use one of those (Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x) and while it’s really neat, they’re also lacking a lot of peripheral support and drivers at the moment.