I think the author needs to be reminded that the pixels to the left and right of the notch are basically free bonus pixels. They are not eating into the screen

I think the author needs to be reminded that the pixels to the left and right of the notch are basically free bonus pixels. They are not eating into the screen aspect ratio to build the notch. Given that, I prefer the notch to a thicker top bezel, as I will take any free vertical space I can get to basically offset wasted space by macOS menu bar.