I still think it's all worth it because we have a single, reversible port for 5V, or usb2/3 (gen1).

The confusion created by PD/3.1/dp/hdmi/tb/etc is mostly irrelevant to me, and I think the clusterfuck there is real but overblown (so long as pd devices will charge slowly from normal 5V c ports/cables, and usb3.whatever will fall back to usb2).

I can charge my travel router, dji gimbal, gopro, android phone, ipad, and macbook pro (albeit slowly) from the same cheap cables. Neewer battery chargers are now dual micro/c, too.

Even if it were just a 5v connector it would be a win.