I don’t see how that could work in practice. Most people I know are confused about the difference between ram and storage… they are going to trust that “pro” me

I don’t see how that could work in practice. Most people I know are confused about the difference between ram and storage… they are going to trust that “pro” means it will be fast for normal “non computer nerd” use cases, and when it isn’t they won’t buy from Apple next time. Many single apps used by non technical people like Adobe Photoshop require 16gb nowadays.