I’ve bought and worn out SO many lightning cables. Never before have I dealt with such a poor connector. All my usb c is working fine. All my lightning cables

I’ve bought and worn out SO many lightning cables. Never before have I dealt with such a poor connector. All my usb c is working fine. All my lightning cables work about half the time, need to be jostled. I know if I buy all new ones AGAIN it will sort out the problem. I don’t understand this take and replies. Also, lightning doesn’t power external devices. Love that I can run a midi keyboard off my new iPad. The same on my iPhone requires a powered usb hub.