Regular patents also have really low bar. I think this is because you have experience with software, so you see pretty much all software patents should have ne

Regular patents also have really low bar. I think this is because you have experience with software, so you see pretty much all software patents should have never been granted, but same goes for things like hardware. I would partially blame the VC culture for this, when they state as a requirement for funding that product needs to be patented. So engineers try to patent whatever they can and as it seems these patents don't go through any scrutiny and are approved as they go.