Pi Zero, turns on but no ssh or video output

I originally just wanted to run headless ssh on my brand new pi zero 2 w. After hours of fiddling went and got a HDMI to Mini HDMI cable and found there was no display output either. I have tried a fair bit of fixes like modifying config files and different OS's but can't seem to get the pi to do anything. I'm thinking ill just have to get a new one unless someone thinks otherwise.

enable this in config: hdmi_safe=1 if it doesn't work check sd card

I did already try that, I will have to check the sd card

But it works in my computer so I didn't think it'd be the problem

it can

so actually i'm an idiot and the hdmi cable needed to be shoved in further

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I don't know what's worse the fact that I was typing the solution or the fact I was typing while reading and after I finished typing see I didn't put the hdmi all the way in 😂