The discussion around Linux security is a lot more complicated than Mac simply being better by every metric. It is true that Mac implements better security features and that might matter for some situations. On the contrary, there are some cases where Linux would actually be the safer option.
It won’t result in a meaningful difference for most people and unless they have a reason to, they probably shouldn’t worry too much about it. If you’re unsure of which would be better for you or if you should even be worrying about this at all, feel free to elaborate on your threat model.
Michael Bazzel takes some very extreme measures (much more than what Privacy Guides covers) to protect his privacy and was still surprised by what data Apple managed to collect on him. That podcast episode is from 2019 and you’d need to find an archive of it to listen to it, but Apple users of today are free to request all of their data and see what’s being collected on them.
He had to dig deep to find some of the concerning data collection, so simply skimming the data archive won’t give you a good understanding of everything they’ve got on you. GNU documents numerous issues with Apple’s operating systems including invasions of privacy. While Mac is going to be preferable to Windows or ChromeOS, saying it’s only a bit of a privacy trade-off compared to Fedora Workstation is a massive understatement. Ultimately you’re the only one who can decide whether that matters to you more than the convenience you expect to get from switching to Mac.
I’d just stick with Fedora Workstation if you decide to stay on Linux, it’s still recommended by Privacy Guides as the easiest option and it should be safe enough for the vast majority of people. Again, feel free to elaborate on your threat model if you believe that might not be the case.
If you haven’t already, I’d try asking the Fedora community yourself about your issue. But if no one is able to help, I’d recommend trying Ubuntu instead. Ubuntu has a much larger support community and some things can work better out of the box, so I’d recommend switching to it and asking their community for help (if needed) as a last resort.
More importantly though, something a lot of people don’t think about when switching to Linux is whether their device was made to work with it. While Linux does its best, unfortunately manufacturers who refuse to support Linux will be more prone to issues. If you don’t hold macOS to the standard of being able to work on your laptop which doesn’t support it, you shouldn’t hold Linux to a different standard.
You may have other reasons to switch to Mac and that’s fine, but if you’re willing to buy a new laptop, this shouldn’t be one of them. If you cannot get Linux to run on your current laptop and are willing to buy another, consider buying one which officially supports Linux. For example, Framework is a popular repairable laptop which officially supports Fedora, but doesn’t come with it pre-installed. I believe there are even some Dell and Lenovo laptops which officially support either Ubuntu or Fedora. There are various other manufacturers who officially support one Linux distribution or another.
If neither LibreOffice, ONLYOFFICE, or Microsoft 365 Web work for you and you need 100% compatibility with others using Microsoft Office, you may need to switch to Windows or Mac. But if you still want to try to make Linux work, you can look into WinApps or dual booting Windows.
Most applications are cross-platform, but there are some (like certain apps from Microsoft or Apple) which will only work on Windows or macOS. Similar to the issue of hardware, if you want to switch to Linux you need to be willing to try to switch to software which was made to run on it. (Not saying you haven’t tried, I’m just reiterating that the blame lays with the app developers who are trapping you in a restrictive and privacy-invasive ecosystem.)