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Very wordy answers, and as far as I can see no single answer has both points:

1. The connector is symmetric. If it was asymmetric like HDMI for example it would be easier. 2. There's no bevel to guide the connector into place, so you can be very close and it still won't go in. That feels exactly the same as if you have it in the incorrect orientation.

All the stuff about the logo is misguided. Nobody reads the logo of HDMI or ethernet cables to plug them in.




With respect, the external asymmetry of HDMI has only helped the situation somewhat, at least in my own personal experience.

IMO, the connectors need to be truly symmetrical both internally and externally. USB-C got this part right.

Then we have the problem of correctly implementing the various ways of using that connector, where USB-C fails horribly.


> The connector is symmetric

No it's asymmetric. That's the whole point of this discussion. If it was symmetric it could go in either way and there wouldn't be an issue.


The outside, which is readily visible, is symmetric. The inside of the plug isn't. The difference is the problem.




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