Yes, they've found a bright line that's in a bad place and stick to it because it makes the patent bar a lot of money. I don't think it's the best place to be

Yes, they've found a bright line that's in a bad place and stick to it because it makes the patent bar a lot of money. I don't think it's the best place to be and I have thought quite a bit about a 'triviality' test where if you can tell someone skilled in the art what to make without telling them how and they could still make it, your "invention" is too trivial to be worth protecting. But I'm certainly open to the notion that we're moving too fast for patents to be worthwhile in some fields...