The port, and thus the connectors, must be the same. The technology within that port can be updated. We already use that same port shape for Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4 and USB 3. Just the same as how we used USB-A ports for USB 1-3, seeing huge upgrades in data transfer over that span.
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Reply to comment by GlobalTravelR in The Church of Scientology owns this “hotel” with a permanent No Vacancy sign & an empty parking lot by TheJedibugs
This was in Clearwater, where they own huge chunks (if not most) of the downtown area.