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human
CMV: USB spots should be added to most home electrical outlets.

I am currently at a hotel and one of the outlet panels has the standard North American prong plugs, but also has two USB outlets as well. It is set up in a way that there is no additional space required by the outlets, so four things can be plugged in at once. However, the best draw for the USB outlets remains convenience. If I forget the AC adapter, I can simply plug in to the USB, and since so many charging cables have those two components, I lose the adapter quite frequently. I genuinely see no reason why these outlets which I only really see on vacation should not exist in most homes aside from cost, and I am somewhat skeptical that in a new building these outlets would be far more expensive. Can anybody give me a reason why we should stick with regular outlets?
gpt
USB-a or USB-c?

That question not having an obvious answer is indicative of the problem: the rate of change on these ‘standards’ is too great for them to be added universally.

They also do tend to necessitate transformers and more complexity, making them (slightly?) more expensive.

Generally, you only want USB outlets on a very small subset of your plugs - so why do this everywhere instead of those near desks/nightstands or at counter level?