You're one of what seems to be a dying breed.

I wish more engineering students felt this way. Most of them today have
never bothered to take something apart to see what was inside. It makes
me wonder what posessed them to study engineering in the first place.

Keep it up! You may be driving your parents crazy, but you're picking
up skills and experience that will be incredibly valuable to you some
day if you enter a technical career. And even if you decide to live
your life as a fisherman or a sculptor, you'll still have a great
hobby.