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I was mostly joking. USB-C is fine if you get the right cables. But that can be a big “if.”

It’s a far cry from the trivial “just plug anything into anything with any cable and it’ll work” that we were promised.

> It’s a far cry from the trivial “just plug anything into anything with any cable and it’ll work” that we were promised.

It pretty much works exactly like that except for very edge cases near end of protocol capability. Things like 100W power supply and 4k/60Hz.

(Also I don't know who exactly promised you that any cable will work for high performance protocols.)

I suspect that the parent comment was making a joke based on the fact that the USB-C spec is complex and confusing, maybe not realizing that in fact reality is already one step ahead.

My laptop (Thinkpad L390) shows 4K@60Hz via USB-C on a LG 27UK850 while running linux. It is charged at the same time via the same cable. It's convenient: no need for a docking station.

I have the same setup on my Macbook Pro. Works great.