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Chak
It is an unwanted expense!
TBH, though, if I had to break and replace one part, I'm glad it is that mech. About a year ago I was going up a crazy steep hill in bottom gear, standing up and hardly moving, and the cage give way and upshifted, and I fell off. I've never really been happy with it since and was actually thinking about replacing it after that.
I've had six years' use out of it so can't complain.
LBS suggested tweeting Shimano and asking about crash replacement policy. I expect they'll say no.