OTOH, you can now use a standard charger that is shared with increasingly many new devices. How many people are actually knocking laptops off tables because of the power cord?
I would say I did this at least twice a month.
Also, remember Apple designed USB C, with half the engineering talent that worked on the standard coming from Cupertino. They've specifically thought all these use cases and issues through, to build a solid connector for the next decade.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
It's a decent connector, but it still has a limited lifespan (all connectors with mechanical pieces or interference fits do), and isn't going to release from shear force applied to the connector. Even if it does release, it will be after wrenching both the computer and connector inside the computer, neither of which is great for long life.
If you accidentally yank it up or down? It's like it's glued in there. 45° angle? Also glued in there.
MagSafe, the whole point was it didn't matter what angle it was pulled, it would separate easily and with no damage.
And I've had my magsafe release many times in the years I've had it. Not every time would have resulted in the laptop going walkabout, but it would have resulted in a short stop and possibly damage to the USB-C socket and cord instead.
You know what's even cooler though? I'm a happy USB-C MacBook Pro user, and so I've put MacBook USB-C power supplies all over my house, wherever I might find myself working. Recently I picked up a Nintendo Switch. It charges via USB-C. This means I effectively have 4 charging points for this gadget, automatically, just because of my MacBook Pro. That is awesome.
Of course, we also had shorter battery life, so working without being plugged in was a joke.