Forwarding this to my wife.

Reminds me of this Onion classic: https://theonion.com/jumbled-nest-of-cords-makes-move-to-thi...

Very funny comedy about this kind of stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6wZUV1t1y0

I have a transparent plastic box of my own, with cables twist-tied and sorted into labeled zip bags.

The box stays, but cables come and go. I cleared out some PS/2 related cables recently, after not owning any hardware with that port for like a decade now.

I will say that Vidmar, Lista, and Rousseau make thin drawer cabinets that work well for cables if you have graduated from "big box of cables" to "cabinets full of cables". Also, old map or blueprint drawers work well. Still requires obsessive coiling, but being able to see (semi-random access) all of them in a drawer all at once is a big speed improvement for searches.

The trouble with old cables is after years they can become "tacky" or "melt" softer plastics they come into contact with. So storage is important.

Literally today my friend asked me if I have a cable for an iPod :P

I purge my box every few years. Do you really need 20 usb cables. I do save the esoteric ones though.

I always think the worst thing that can happen to a (mild) hoarder like myself is that one of the things I'm hoarding comes in handy. Using one hoarded thing justifies years' worth of more hoarding.

Empty toilet rolls. That way I can see the connectors and quickly find what cable I need.