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I never, ever, had to spray a laptop keyboard to make it work again in more than 20 years...

Well, with this one you do.

Sseems like horrible ddesign.

It iss.

Spraying with compressed air as instructed fixed my 2018 model's E key temporarily, yet lodged debris under my space bar, causing the right side to lose all clickiness. No amount of compressed air could get it to work again, so I brought it in and Apple replaced the keyboard (free under Applecare, otherwise $290).

I don't trust that it won't break again, so I switched to Linux on a Thinkpad (and all the hassle that entails) after 14 years of using Apple laptops.

10 years of Apple laptops, now on a Thinkpad with Linux (still have the above MBP at work, will be switching to Thinkpad on next device refresh)

It doesn't make a difference for the newer keyboard style. The space between the keycap and the board is so small that it's very hard to blow anything out.

Uh, yes it does. It makes a huge difference. Your screen will be covered in white stuff as dust and dead skin gets blown out of the keys. Try it.

I've tried it multiple times. It didn't fix any of the keys I have issues with.