shorter cables don't have to be active. The cable that comes with it is a passive cable.
Something like this might work:
https://www.amazon.com/TREBLEET-Thunderbolt-Compatible-ThinkPad-Alienware/dp/B07XG2XXFH/ref=sr_1_8?crid=260WFJMZZ62LU&keywords=tb3%2Bcable&qid=1677319987&sprefix=tb3%2Bcabl%2Caps%2C190&sr=8-8&th=1
(I don't own this or know the brand, so this is not a recomendation)