I’m an embedded software engineer, too. While I love my job (for the time being) I definitely need to do other stuff with my free time. A junior colleague of mine couldn’t understand why I bake my own bread rolls when I could save so much time by just buying them, but I’m sure in time he’ll get there.

I think they should start awarding the Nobel Peace Prize twice a year just to trigger the orange snowflake twice as often

Schools are a very important institutions for more than just teaching algebra and grammar. It brings kids together with other kids forming their social environment, challenges them with different views and ideas than their parents’ and so much more. While that didn’t work out for you personally, most children don’t move a lot so they have a real opportunity for socialization. Addionally it’s an important layer of child protection: at school teachers and other guardians have a great opportunity to spot signs of child abuse.

I do think though that hybrid models with partly homeschooling, partly regular schooling could be a viable option, especially for older students.

While I share that sentiment, it always baffles me how people seemingly selectively take an issue with it for physical media. If someone reposted that picture to Facebook, Instagram or Reddit, those platforms profit from someone else’s properties and it happens every day. Yet when it happens as a book, it’s far more likely to read comments like yours