It's 2018, and dongle hell is still awful

It's 2018, and the No. 1 issue I have with the multitude of Apple products I own is not how fast they work or how well they're built: it's the fact that they all come with the wrong connectors. 
This seemed like a temporary problem, or one that could get fixed by throwing money at new peripherals, accessories, and yes, more dongles. But it didn't — it just keeps getting worse. 
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Here's a sample of what I'm dealing with. My iPhone X do