Definitely prefer the older Macs
I have a 2015 Macbook Air, 11 inch. Bought for being able to use in cattle class and on trains. The keyboard is truly excellent. If I buy another I'll be scouting around the used computer mall a couple of miles away to pick up a Macbook Pro that doesn't have one of these horrible keyboards.
Right now, typing this on an Apple Polycarbonate keyboard plugged into a Linux laptop.