I even got TB4 signal through one of those USB-C "magnetic" adapters [0], I figured that this would shift wear from repeated plugging from the expensive device to a cheap adapter.

Super annoying when you accidentally disconnect and then the entire device tree has to reboot, but on the hub side, accidental disconnect might be much less of a problem (I use it at the laptop side, to dock with different screen setups)

[0] like this, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV7BPVCL/ but ordered from the Chinese site