Assuming thats the same MacBook, its e-waste right now. Any Mac from 2017 isn’t getting any updates anymore, OS or security. Maybe they could get Linux on it, but that’s its only chance to get an up to date OS on it.

No, its to say that using Macs lower your socioeconomic status and abilities.

Except they don’t. Sure, if your comparing a $500 Windows laptop to a $2000 MacBook, then yes this is correct, but once you start comparing computers of the same price tag then it gets different. The parts on the Windows devices tend to be newer, faster, better screen/touch screen, and longer supported. Apple supports their computers for around 7 years before they can’t be updated, Windows on average 10 years. And yes, Windows computers do last 10+ years, everyone is complaining very loudly how their 10+ year old Win10 machine isnt getting updates anymore and cant install Win11.