Seriously. Who hasn’t wiggled a headphone connector and heard the static? And you want to run 40Gbps over that?!
Surely you understand how USB cables are used in reality? “Don’t wiggle it” is not practical advice.
> There’s nothing magical about the contacts in a USB connector.
Of course not. What’s special is the connector that holds it securely in place, and allows all 24 pins to make contact without shorting.
Anyway, usb-c receptacles could be countersunk to help that fumbling problem. Right angle connectors could help, too.