byit took me WAY TOO LONG of my years of computer witchery to learn that having a cable which is too long is, in some ways, as much of a problem as having one that's too short.
I am picking better cables as I move things and I am also tossing* functional cables for being too long.
* into the e-waste bags**
** I cannot guarantee the contents of the e-waste bags will be disposed of correctly, because it's fucking obnoxious to do that. also I want to magic these functional-but-too-long cables into the hands of someone who wants them.