14.3.1 Update Appears to have broken 2 of 3 Thunderbolt Ports on 14 inch MacBook Pro A2442

I have this issue with 14.3.1. It definitely showed up right after the update, the previous release was a lot more stable in connecting to the external monitor (though still with issues). In my case the monitor will usually connect over the port indicated in the picture above, but it will disconnect within a variable amount of time -- usually a minute or two. Occasionally it will be stable for up to an hour. Other times I cannot get it to recognize the display at all.

I have generally had similar issues with different releases off and on since returning to a mac laptop 2 years ago. None of them could consistently connect to the studio display. (My linux laptop had no problem so it's not the display.)

It is hard not to see this as Apple refusing to support their old displays, and this kind of nonsense is what lead me to abandon Apple 8 years ago the first time.

PS -- if any tech person reads this, 90% of the time that it disconnects, it's when a notification pops up on my display. No idea why that triggers it.