I'm writing this from Linux running natively (not virtualized) on an Apple Silicon mac (M1 Pro)
My fault; I'd lost track how far Asahi progressed.
I'm aware of that option, but that's not something the average user is going to do. But knock yourself out if you want to try it.
How does it function? Last time I tried was a 2018 Intel MBP and it was a gamble where I would always lose either WiFi (despite the driver being in the installer iso) or the keyboard. I'm aware it's a totally different architecture, but I also seem to remember comments about that one too before I tried.