Interesting. I tend to solve my problems with pliers and wirecutters, and occasionally solder.
The right-edge cutoff is one of several reasons I'm not a fan of right-edge menubars. Occidental left-to-right reading is another. But regardless of whether the left menubar is ergonomically sensible or not, I'm going to put more faith in the empirical evidence of heat maps on this one. (Proving that I'm more of a pragmatist than an idealist at this stage of my life, I suppose.)
NOT that my opinion matters.