Lmao, I was in school in the 90's/00's and I am absolutely a part of that generation as well. The idea that it would be intuitive has to have been thought up by someone who has never been in a classroom. I have a bunch of books with me and every so often I have to look stuff up for my more advanced classes.

Syllabus: Cause and effect with double comparatives.
Me: ??? The more, the merrier has a name?????????????

My mother was a primary school teacher at the same time and I can remember many, many rants about how the government was fucking us all over. She taught me the essential stuff, and it's served me well, but it's a little simplistic for my career. So yeah, self-taught grammar lessons in tune with my Primary 4 kiddos.