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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.cringecollective.io/post/75583

why isn't it ok? why????

Meme "the number of people who think this is an abomination" over a photo of a USB-A to USB-A cable, "but think this is perfectly acceptable" over a photo of a USB-C to USB-C cable, "makes me sick."

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[–] RangerJosie@sffa.community 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I am a stupid end user. But I've never found an instance where I needed male to male cords.

[–] virku@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

In general? Off the top of my head I remember these male to male cables.

  • Ethernet cables
  • telephone cables when they were a thing
  • audio cables of different varieties
  • optical cables
  • coaxial cables when they were a thing
[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Chargers are now female. So you need m2m to charge your phone

[–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

My usb-b monitor stands alone