They should have made the original USB connector asymetrical so that it's obvious which way to plug it in, like they did with the later mini and micro USB connectors, that would have solved that issue.
I'm not a fan of USB-C, it is still a bit of a bit of a mess from a standards standpoint and breaks backward compatibility with the huge array of existing USB devices on the market. My work laptop is a Macbook and I hate how I need dongles for everything, the cure is worse than the disease. I really don't have that much trouble plugging in regular USB connectors. If it doesn't fit one way I flip it over, no big deal.