There was a period before USB ('universal serial bus' pretty much sums up the USP of USB), and I'd say the general adoption of USB to power and connect random things was overall more impactful than USB C specfically. A million tiny wins, e.g. buying christmas lights that don't come with their own powerbrick, but plug into USB-A. But yes, generally heading in the right direction and good to recognize the benefits of open standards.
At least with USB-C, I no longer have to try 3 times before I get the plug the right way round to fit in the device, as happened with Mini- and Micro-USB. Always puzzled me that, given there were only 2 possible orientations to choose from.
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