Can you check it with another computer? What happens if you plug the dock there. Does this happen on the 4.0 port as well?
What chip is inside the dock? lsusb -v
in linux. Manufacturer, model of the dock?
There are a lot of shitty usb docks out there, I would expect the failure there instead in a laptop.
Is this that though? Isn't MKBHD just a youtube personality? I mean, you can live well from youtube if you do good quality stuff, but is he considered a "rich person". If it would be zuck or elon or warren buffet, I would see your point, but I don't see a reviewer as someone from a "higher class", he is basically just a specialized journalist, who is looking for more ways to convert some of his fame to money, because youtube still doesn't pay enough to him.
Do you also hate Linus because he constantly advertises his underwear, which is exactly the same as one you can get in any shop but for double price. It's also a "scam" if you think about this way. I don't know why there is this huge outcry for this as it happened a million times before, and I'm sure it will happen in the future.
You will loose your mind when you will learn about the girl who sold her used bathwater...