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the fact that old sockets can't handle the weight of a plug means the design was brain-dead from the beginning
The sockets were adequately designed for the plugs of the time. Then we started cramming transformers, capacitors and regulators into them to convert ~high voltage AC to low voltage DC.
The plugs changed, but the sockets took forever to barely catch up, if you can even say that much.
The more concerning thing is how they leave exposed live metal that you could touch while inserting/removing if you're not careful.
I really like where some countries have the prongs partly insulated so you can’t electrocute yourself as easily. It seems like it could be cheaply and easily done in the US as well, if we cared to do so