So just run a new study this year. I do think the tools have improved, but it should show up empirically. The only people for whom the urgency of "right now" is present is for the C-suite and investor class who are fighting to make sure they survive, but it might also be a crisis of their own making. Don't confuse your identity as a worker with the identity of the capitalist class.
You should be able to just develop software on your cellphone, right?
Do you have an empirical study to support that your employer should buy you a laptop and possibly a monitor or two to help your productivity?
If there's no study, why should we believe it?
It's like "A study found that parachutes were no more effective than empty backpacks at protecting jumpers from aircraft."
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/22/6790830...