The Sam Vimes “Boots” theory of socioeconomic unfairness, often called simply the boots theory, is an economic theory that people in poverty have to buy cheap and subpar products that need to be replaced repeatedly, proving more expensive in the long run than more expensive items.
FYI, (and mostly for others) one can get magnetic usb cables. There is a part that lives in the port and the plugging/unplugging is via magnet. Works for power, I don’t know about high power or data.