You know, I actually used to think more anchor points meant more control and better results. But after seeing a designer strip a logo down to just a few points and it looked ten times cleaner, it totally clicked for me.

Yep, that chafe problem is real. Seen it myself on a buddy's Cub, wire just wore through on a gear leg after a season of gravel strip abuse. Cable doesn't have that same sharp edge to cut itself on, it's more forgiving with the movement. Plus you can cinch cable down a lot tighter without worrying about it cracking off under tension like wire does when you really crank on it. For anything that sees constant shaking or load changes, cable is just the smarter pick.

Forget the foundation analogy for a second, maybe the slow parts are actually the author testing you to see if you're serious about the story. Like a weird loyalty test between you and the book.