Do you ever feel ginger should you be less knobbly?

I like ginger, it goes well in both sweet and savoury dishes but I've one big bugbear with it, it's too knobbly. Let's be honest it's not the most userfriendly shape in the kitchen is it? So why can't they grow it carrot shape to make it easier to peel?

Another thing, why do recipes always measure ginger by the inch? "Insert 2 inches of ginger", "grate 1 inch of ginger" is that the fat parts or the thin parts?

Do you ever feel ginger should you be less knobbly?
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Do you ever feel ginger should you be less knobbly?
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