I don't mind swapping the cable. What bothers me (a bit) is that the ports where I have to unplug and plug the cables are in the back of devices that have many other cables plugged in so I don't want to turn them to face the tb3 port towards my hand or else all the other cables will clutter my desk.

1. a dock that puts the tb3 input on the front would work for me

2. a mechanical female plug / extension cord would work for me (but likely not possible due to noise?)