Replace: USB-C with RJ-45 and his argument is just as silly.
It turns out both simplified our lives dramatically, and both require you to do a bit of research before plugging things in.
If you don't want to brick your expensive devices, buy approved chargers. No different than being able to buy cheap knock-off batteries for devices off ebay. Will they work most of the time? Sure. Are you risking bricking your device or burning down your house using that $25 laptop battery off ebay? Absolutely.
It turns out both simplified our lives dramatically, and both require you to do a bit of research before plugging things in.
If you don't want to brick your expensive devices, buy approved chargers. No different than being able to buy cheap knock-off batteries for devices off ebay. Will they work most of the time? Sure. Are you risking bricking your device or burning down your house using that $25 laptop battery off ebay? Absolutely.