It really is stupid how the USB connectors were designed. Look how simple the Apple Lightning connectors and magnetic power connectors are? There’s no “wrong way” to connect those - either way, up or down, you get a good connection with no problems.
This is a great blog about the subject (and many more) -> It’s called Vintage Computing and Gaming and here’s the USB post.
Words cannot express how hard it is to use USB plugs properly.
Image above courtesy the fine blog Vintage Computing and Gaming. Trust me, go there and you’ll spend quite a bit of time marveling at the great posts.
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