There must be some compromise that would still allow 32-bit programs to run if needed. Windows has WoW64 for example. Even 64-bit Intel can be seen as technical

There must be some compromise that would still allow 32-bit programs to run if needed. Windows has WoW64 for example. Even 64-bit Intel can be seen as technical debt at this point, but both the Apple Silicon macOS and the ARM Windows provide translation layers for it.