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but ctrl-c to cancel terminal tasks predates the 1980s. the inconsistency came in when apple decided to ignore that precedent and introduce ctrl-c, ctrl-x, and ctrl-v as shortcuts in their graphical UI.
to achieve consistency, probably better to invent a new terminal type that does away with the accumulated cruft of 50 years. problem is you would also need new cli programs to go with it.
Your comment reads extremely weird, considering both Mac and Windows handle this with zero issues.
It's super simple: if you're in Select mode (any text is selected), Ctrl+C copies. In any other case, Ctrl-C is the cancel command.