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And your Reddit link also has a comment suggesting using a USB A to USB C adapter. Those are also non compliant

https://hackaday.com/2022/12/27/all-about-usb-c-illegal-adap...

There is a certain combination of cable+adapter+device that can ruin your device. I don’t remember the details. I heard about it on the Accidental Tech Podcast