I own an M1 mac and, although I haven't exactly abused it, there's been multiple times where it fell pretty hard both flat and on corners, and it's held up extremely well.
However, it being a very thin laptop I think puts it at greater risk of catastrophic damage, which is why I back up most things in my home directory and treat the Air as something that will either break or be traded in. That way if anything goes wrong, I can get a new laptop and be minimally affected.
This isn't to say that Macbooks should crack so easily, but I think this is the right way to approach basically any consumer grade device.
However, it being a very thin laptop I think puts it at greater risk of catastrophic damage, which is why I back up most things in my home directory and treat the Air as something that will either break or be traded in. That way if anything goes wrong, I can get a new laptop and be minimally affected.
This isn't to say that Macbooks should crack so easily, but I think this is the right way to approach basically any consumer grade device.