USB-C is the dumbest thing ever and case in proof the foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. We went from a situation where no plug fits but if

USB-C is the dumbest thing ever and case in proof the foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. We went from a situation where no plug fits but if it does it works to a situation where every plug fits but none of them works. All USB-C cables appear identical but can be different. For example: - Does it carry power? If so, how much power? - Will it charge my device? Not all USB-C chargers charge all USB-C devices. - Does this cable carry data? If so, what speed? - Does it carry a Thunderbolt 3 signal? On Macbooks we lost utility when we lost Magsafe but "gained" the ability to plug power into any of the 2/4 ports. Frankly I'd rather have Magsafe. I'm sure that every port supporting power must increase cost. It has issues too as using ports on one side can lead to overheating, for example. And of course no cable can really do everything. The only cables that can are necessarily short (<0.5m) and expensive. I know. I use them for my Thunderbolt dock to my MBP. Where before I had the right ports on my MBP. Now? It's almost unusable without a dock or adapter. It's so dumb.