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Non standard cables and chargers either wouldn't connect, wouldn't charge, or would burn something up if you used the wrong one.
Non-standard as in there’s no standard in cables. Some support fast charging some don’t. Some support hdmi, some don’t support data at all. They won’t catch fire to anything. If the bricks are under powered because they were meant for a kids toy it won’t catch fire, it just won’t charge as fast.
If a manufacturer suddenly decides to support 500W charging, none of us will have the gear to support that and companies like Anker or UGREEN will be more than willing to price gouge the cables and bricks we would need. It’s already happening at 65W.
There are lots of standards for charging over USB such as PD. Many of those standards have multiple versions since newer devices keep needing more power. That's to be expected of an interface that's been around for almost 30 years. If every device came with a 240W USB PD charger, the price would increase by over USD $100, not to mention the only model I've seen is the size of a brick.