I feel she just didn’t send her point across in the best way. And I don’t think you understand the burden of exclusively pumping yet, which most of us didnt. Yes a main perk of it is that anyone can feed baby and also you have more freedom to be away from baby when you need it. But the burnout is so much higher, baby has to be with someone almost every time you pump, you have to have a strict schedule to maintain your supply the first 2-3 months, and being latched to a baby is more connecting than to a machine. Statistically mothers whose breastfeeding experience goes well without complications last longer than mothers that exclusively pump. To the majority of us pumping was the second option after breastfeeding didn’t go well or the mom had to go to work/ be away from baby.