[neongreen]

Does it ever happen that USb-C works one way but not the other?

[toyg]

No, it's a reference to the fact that USB-C is really a meta-protocol, which can (and is) implemented in many different ways by manufacturers - and thanks to variation in power handling, it also carries the odd chance of frying your devices!

... Isn't progress wonderful?

(Jk, it's so much better than USB-A. But the wtf moments are real)