Using old versions of Xcode isn’t a great solution because they aren’t supported on Golden Gate. Swift also makes it more difficult to call newer APIs when using an older SDK. You can’t just copy/paste a method prototype or constant value and conditionally use it when running on a newer OS.
— Ending the Golden Era for Backward-Compatible Apps by Michael J. Tsai
Apple is really dropping the ball on macOS software. My 2016 MacBook Pro is a perfectly capable machine for today's standards. Except that it has lost support for the latest macOS software, which makes it unusable for running all things that I need™.
Yes, I can install Arch or Omarchy or Fedora, but the machine no longer works as I expect and does not integrate with the rest of my machines. Right now it is on Monterey and I hope that everyone keeps support it, despite the additional work required by Apple.