Title "M2 MacBook Pro: Why Does This Exist?" is perfect. This is Apple back in Centra/Performa territory [0]. See also iFixit's "We’re Pretty Sure We Just Tore Down the New M2 MacBook Pro!?" [1]
iFixIt nearly upgraded their M1 Pro to an M2 Pro by replacing its logic board?! The peripherals didn’t work, but I like this direction and hope Apple embraces the concept so people in their self repair program can give old chassis a new life.
0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Performa
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJEaAINoQPo&t=223s