Lol no. Docker Swarm, Nomad, even ancient Pacemaker are all simpler and easier to use than k8s. I don't think there's a single feature k8s adds over those options that is actually useful in a non-Enterprise use case (especially homelab stuff, assuming the point of your homelab is not learning k8s).
But let's say you have many computers and want to put them to work. Suddenly, kubernetes becomes the simplest of all options.
> Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
- Einstein