On the other hand, you alone are responsible for all the little pieces of software that are part of your Linux system. People running MacOS have willingly given over to Apple the guarantee that Apple-provided MacOS software is not doing anything nefarious. The assumption being that 1) there are enough people capable of detecting malicious behavior that it will get caught, and 2) Apple has a very strong vested interest in maintaining their cred as a privacy-focused company.

It is certainly a trade off, and everyone will have their own reasoning. There is no objectively correct answer.