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I always configure three-finger tap on the trackpad to act as the middle mouse button. I haven't tried this on a Mac, but it can be done on Windows and Linux with Gnome (and I believe KDE, too).

BetterTouchTool TipTap on macOS, gamechanger

Or free alternative: https://github.com/artginzburg/MiddleClick-BigSur

thinkpads having middle mouse buttons is pretty much the one reason i won't consider other laptops like the framework or a macbook with linux