Originally Posted by
Polaris OBark
The remarkable thing about non-USB-C type USB connectors is that you have a 50/50 chance of getting it right the first time, but the odds are stacked > 99% against you. Even more remarkably, I've often gotten it wrong twice in a row.
That would be the definition of tough luck - to plug it wrong on the first try, then immediately try again and get it wrong again!