Completely share your hatred of stuff like this. The designers decided on a shape and style, the poor engineers had to make it all fit. If it doesn't sound to "octogenarian from Tunbridge Wells", is it any wonder we're drowning in landfill junk when repairs are made so difficult. Really approve of the Australian 'right to repair' laws. Awesome work, Mark.
If you tell an engineer to construct a device where exchanging essential connectors is as difficult as possible, something like this propably comes out.
11:27 “be better if they didn’t put all these delicate components in close proximity to a part you have to lever out” chucks part onto a different circuit board
Utterly ridiculous, why all the ports aren't on a separate, easily accessible board I don't know. But then again, I used to be able to just remove the back of my phone and stick in a new battery. Progress.