I had two or three of those 11" MacBook Airs and loved them. They were some of the best Mac laptops ever, IMO.
But, that said, it's 2024. So many of your critiques are things that have just changed across the board. Even if a 12" subcompact MacBook appears again, it's going to have many, many of the same design choices as the M2 Air you say you hate. So, it kind of sounds like you're either going to a) keep milking that ancient 11" Air forever; b) move over to PCs; or c) bite the bullet and deal with the fact that Mac hardware has changed in the past 12 years.
But, that said, it's 2024. So many of your critiques are things that have just changed across the board. Even if a 12" subcompact MacBook appears again, it's going to have many, many of the same design choices as the M2 Air you say you hate. So, it kind of sounds like you're either going to a) keep milking that ancient 11" Air forever; b) move over to PCs; or c) bite the bullet and deal with the fact that Mac hardware has changed in the past 12 years.