I frequently see Apple criticized for making 8GB of RAM the standard on Macs. I’ve had my M2 mac Mini for over 6 months now, with the stock 8GB of RAM, and never once has that shown to be an issue. I can easily run a handful of Mac apps, Fusion 360 for CAD design and Windows in a Parallels VM at the same time and it doesn’t choke. All the talk nearly convinced me to upgrade to 16GB. Glad I didn’t bother.