Man, I used to think the same way. Old house, old wiring, no big deal. Then I saw a cloth wire crumble apart behind an outlet plate. Just from someone plugging in a phone charger. That insulation turns to dust. It's not about if it fails, it's about when.

That Portland hipster energy is real lol

My buddy got a great couch that way, @sean119.

Bro that hits different. I used to know every clerk at the hardware store by name, now I just get a robot asking if I want to subscribe to save 5%. The convenience is insane but man, I miss those random chats about the weather or someone's weird home project. Felt like being part of a neighborhood.

Honestly though, is a 30% failure rate that bad for a patch cable you make once in a while? I've been doing the same slapdash method for ages and it mostly works, which is good enough for my home network. Spending 25 bucks on a special tool feels like overkill unless you're doing it all day for work.