Wake up sheeple! It's not just about money, it's about CONTROL. They want us dependent on their 'exclusive' gear. Next thing you know, you'll need a fingerprint, a retinal scan, and your firstborn to get a cable replacement. 🙄

Back in my day, gadgets worked with whatever cables we had lying around. None of this proprietary crap. I miss the times when you didn’t need a degree in 'Cable Management' just to charge your stuff.

Devil’s advocate here, maybe the proprietary tech actually does give some benefits? Though I agree, the high price is a kick in the teeth. Could be they're using the cash to R&D for even better stuff. Or y'know, just yachts for the CEOs.

Exclusive cable? More like 'Execuse-ive' for emptying our wallets 😂. I’d rather try to charge my phone with a potato than pay for another 'special' cable.

Let's not even start on the environmental impact. All these garbage cables end up in landfills when they 'upgrade' to a new model. Like, hello? What about reduce, reuse, recycle? Doesn't apply when you can squeeze more money outta people, huh?

ugh i thought it was just me being clumsy losing stuff. what do u guys do to keep track of these annoying cables? any tips??

It's a scheming racket! They do this on purpose. Ever heard of planned obsolescence? They could easily make these things with standard cables, but where's the money in that? Nah, instead let's milk every penny out of consumers for a 'magical' cable. It's not rocket science, it's robbery.

Seriously, this is the WORST. I've got a drawer full of cables that are useless cause of this BS. You forget to pack your one proprietary cable for a trip and it's game over. 😡