The point is just blowing past you, friend.

I don't need a Pico or any other 3rd party board. I drop SC-1511/12s packages on my PCBs as needed.

What I am saying is that the reference board for an RP2350 should have a USB-C port in 2026. It's not aesthetics or even convenience (and it's definitely not price) so much as establishing best practices for how a part should be used.

A big part of that is to acknowledge the context in which a part exists, and in this case, it's both a fact and a very good thing that the world has embraced USB-C. It's even being regulated in many cases.

I'm not saying that you can't smoke, just that maybe you shouldn't do it when you're volunteering as a Big Brother.