Hi, thanks for your replies!
@westfw
Okay thanks for clearing that up about the FTDI drivers. I was looking for /dev/usbmodem but unfortunately I couldn't find anything. And I think I have the right port (It says programming underneath it?). I thought the one next to the reset button was native USB.
@James C4S
While I'm not 100% sure what I'm looking for, I don't find anything that resembles Arduino and no additional entries show up after plugging in the Arduino.
The fact that 'nothing happens' on the computer side when i plug in the Arduino led me to believe the issue might be the cable, as I got this cable separately from the Arduino. But how likely could the cable 'not work' but still provide electricity to the Arduino?
If it's not the cable however I really don't know what the issue could be.