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The issue is there's a dozen different types of usb-c and not all cords are compatible with each type.
Not true. There are a dozen different types of knockoff USB-C. If you buy one that meets spec (basically just not the no-name bottom-of-the-barrel e-waste on Amazon) you're going to get essentially full functionality (meaning high speed data transfer, power delivery, HDMI over USB, etc); and if you need something more, you're probably going to know what to look for.
The cable you get with a phone is going to be the most basic of basic charging cables there is.
Wasnt the case, at least for me. My phone supports up to 30W charging, and the only cable i have that supports that is the one that came with the phone
Literally any USB-C cable supports charging with 60W.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#Power_delivery
Note however that this is not the case for those USB-A to USB-C cables.
Yeah it is nice it can support it, that does however not mean they actually do. There's so many articles and videos out there around the topic of badly made usb c cables, this is a real issue.
E.g. here since you are probably going to ask for a source https://www.pcworld.com/article/2530811/buying-a-usb-c-cable-watch-out-for-these-6-crucial-gotchas.html
Really your linked article is not very good in my opinion. It just recounts some common 'wisdom' without providing any actual data.
Sure, if you got scammed and your cable is not actually a functioning cable, then anything can happen.
However that does not change the fact that any USB-C cable has to support 60W charging.
The cable that comes with my phone is the only way to get full speed charging so that's false outfight.
So they’ve made a proprietary cable?
and 99% of the use of the cable for most phones is charging… which pretty much any crap cable will do just fine, and fast
and the remaining cables… who is really using weird special modes on cables for their phone?
Using any old cable my phone takes approximately 4 to 5 hours to charge. Using the cable that came with it the phone takes approximately 25 minutes to charge. Literally everyone with fast charging needs the specified cable to get those speeds. Most phones these days support fast charging. So most people use special cables. Now, a lot probably aren't aware that there's a difference, hence all these comments, but that doesn't mean there isn't a difference.
Fast charging modes need fat copper wires.