The M1 Macbook Air is such a good machine, even several years after its introduction. So nice, in fact, that the M2 version really isn't all that enticing.
The M1 MBP is the best machine I’ve ever owned. Fast, ridiculous battery life, etc. I can use it all day without worrying about plugging it in. I actually built a Linux workstation with 16 cores and a state of the art 12th gen Intel chip etc and on a core-for-core performance, the M1 is actually a little faster.