We're at a point in history where an Apple computer is kind of difficult to recommend as a Linux box because they've pulled off of x86. Gaming. On Linux. On Apple Silicon. I bet you can do it, the Asashi or whatever people have done a remarkable job of reverse engineering from no published documentation at all from what I hear. But, we're several generations of Apple Silicon in, I imagine the people who have jumped ship for Linux have done so by now, leaving the blue bubble brigade to themselves.

Remember, to many people, that Apple badge on the lid of that laptop isn't just a billboard for a company you don't own, it's the badge of an in-group. There are entire states in the union where they won't let you buy food if you've got a Samsung phone. It's now government policy in Israel.