A lot to like in this article (“They avoid scrum and SAFe like the plague.‌‌”) but I’ll settle for adopting the core thrust of it and just retiring the entire concept of a PO and never have to debate “What is the difference between a PM and a PO?” ever again.

https://www.digitalproductjobs.com/why-do-they-keep-hiring-product-owners-and-not-product-managers-and-why-you-should-avoid-companies-that-do/