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Yeah, it's a bit baffling. The person who suggested it said that the adapter they were using was a cheap eBay thing, and they blamed that for it. My adapter is the Samsung branded one that came with my phone. Thinking about that again has got me wondering if it'll be reproducible; I don't know whether it would be more or less baffling if it were reproducible
found this decently relevant stack exchange on USB c symmetry: https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/685358/why-does-this-usb-c-connection-only-work-in-one-connector-orientation
based on my (non electrical engineer) read of the top response, it seems like the pins that connect for power delivery communication (how the device tells how to treat the device that's being plugged in) aren't symmetrical and can sometimes misbehave, but again, I don't really know what I'm talking about lol
fun rabbit hole tho, thanks!
That's tremendously relatable and made me smile, so thanks in turn