Your proposal is so much better than the original word itself, too.

I hate it. I’m soooo tired of reading it.

It is, certainly. I was coming at it from the perspective of if there weren’t humans to count, we would still have 10 fingers. I.e., if there’s no one around to count, do numbers still exist.

I’m not sure I agree with this… it’s like if no one is around to hear a tree fall, does it make a sound?

At least keep a box of cables and donate it to an electronics recycling or a electronics upcycling store (ReUse, NextStep).

Apple isn’t the only company doing this