you always have to manage a million different cables for each one, and they all suck. why can’t we just use AAA batteries instead of these shitty lithium ones? it’s so fucking frustrating. where can I find gadgets that work while plugged in, or at least don’t need to be recharged every two fucking days?

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    Sad thing is, it’s not entirely true: I have a baby night light that charges with usb-c. But only if you have some old usb-a brick on the other side of the cable. Nut a single usb-c to usb-c cable and charger combination I tried worked neither does the charger ofy ThinkPad work.

    Another thing I hate is that those usb-c phone ports always suck up lint, and at some point refuse to work. Which makes cleaning needed and might break your charging port.

    And yeah, I still think it’s the best option available.

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      Did you try flipping the cable over? Some of the ports or cables that use USB C are super cheaply made and get rid of the flippability.

      Which is part of the problem…

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        On the one hand , I did not try it just once, so just by accident this would have happend. But yes I too tried it deliberately.