Rice and pasta can be cooked the same way.
I grew up thinking I didn’t like rice. It turns out I just didn’t like rice cooked like this. Do not drain rice. It ruins it. Cook it with just enough water for it to be absorbed by the rice. roughly 2:1

Skill issue. If you pull the rice early enough and let it steam itself dry, it comes out as good or better than letting the rice just absorb the liquid.

It’s also way easier to make a huge batch of rice this way.

Completely disagree, but I suppose it’s a matter of preference.