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Electronic shifting felt gimmicky to me until I tried it. It's actually pretty awesome, although if you don't want to spend the money for it, there is also great mechanical shifting still available.
My road bike is electronic shifting and absolutely awesome. Every shift is absolutely perfect, and I set it up to handle compensating the large gear jump between front chain rings automatically so I don't have to shift the rear to compensate myself. Also, since I'm still getting used to the new gear ratios compared to my gravel bike, it's nice that my headunit can warn me when I'm doing something stupid with the gear selection.
I sometimes wish my gravel bike was also electronic, but it's not like I enjoy it any less because it isn't. It's a "man, if I had a shitload of cash laying around" not a "I neeeeeeeed this" thing. I still put 3,500 miles on the bike, it's still an awesome bike, I still have reasons to ride it.