I've had iPhones since the original came out with the big ol iPod connector on it. Generally upgrading every two years, except the last one which was an Xs to a 14 Pro.
I have never had this happen. I welcome the USB-C change, but I have never once had what you're describing happen in however many years the Lightning connector has been out.. feels like 8+ years, but without looking I wouldn't know. I've had, I think, one Lightning cable fail to work and that was because my cat chewed on the cord.
Yeah, surveying my friends I found one other person with this problem, but it isn't the majority case.
It doesn't seem to be a problem with the cable, it's really a problem with the connector on the iPhone itself. All my iPads charge fine on Lightning cables. I keep my phone for longer than two years, for one. Or maybe there's something specific to my pocket, where the sort of lint that gets into the iPhone is especially degrading to the connector?
I have never had this happen. I welcome the USB-C change, but I have never once had what you're describing happen in however many years the Lightning connector has been out.. feels like 8+ years, but without looking I wouldn't know. I've had, I think, one Lightning cable fail to work and that was because my cat chewed on the cord.