I'm sure ThinkPad owners feel the same way about the keyboards in t420 and previous (the classic 7 row)

Is it pathetic that we find 100+ year old buildings and designs beautiful? Aesthetics are reasonably consistent outside of design trends and hype. The old macbook was and always will be very nice.

There was a point where Apple started streamlining things just for the sake of saying they streamlined them. The MagSafe delete, the switch to USB-C/TB3 ports exclusively, Touch Bar, the weird keyboard that everyone hates....all of these were a reaction to the fact that PC/Mac sales essentially stagnated for the five years preceding the pandemic. They wanted to stir up demand IMO.