i'm marveling at how well this comment exemplifies everything that's wrong with USB-C.

That's not related to problems with USB-C, but to Apple messing up their hardware design. This was discussed recently here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22957573

i didn't realize; thank you for the context.

i'd still point back to USB-C's complexities, though. apple isn't the only major company to have gotten USB-C wrong; look at the nintendo switch.

Don't have a choice, my MBP only has two ports on the left side.