Why weren’t all cable ports designed to be plugged in either way?

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One of the best things about USB C and lightning is how you can connect them both ways. Why aren’t all cables like this? HDMI, Ethernet, display port, USB A, etc. Why weren’t these ever designed to go in both ways from the get go? It seems like a simple thing.

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for older interfaces its due ot their physical wiring, their connection pins represent actual wires that are expected to match 1:1 with their approriate port match.

having the interface be strict like this is also helpful at simplyfying controller logic as it doesnt need ot check for multiple working states: it either plugged correctly, or it will not work.

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