Not necesarily. I've read someone just pulled those two switches off the board with a screwdriver stuck in between them and twisting.

Thankfully, just removing the switches will fix CC pins and PP will be able to work with many USB-C peripherals after that.

I have two pinephones that work nicely with two different USB-C docks and an USB-C 4x USB-A adapter just with this fix.

There are probably not that many interesting peripherals/cables that would benefit from supplying power over CC pins. (which just removing the switches makes impossible) A lot of peripherals will make do with VBUS power.