I think the reason is simply that Homebrew works fine for most people, including myself. I too have an M1 Mac and had no problems with it, although this may be

I think the reason is simply that Homebrew works fine for most people, including myself. I too have an M1 Mac and had no problems with it, although this may be a reflection of significant improvements made in Homebrew related to Apple Silicon in the past few months. That's the thing about software: things that break today can be fixed the next (or, worse, vice versa).