I think it boils down to what you most like about trains.
For me there are several priorities.
The first always leads to a peak experience: to run my trains with my 6 year old grandaughter. The LC+ remote unit is a big hit with her. The way I, and many of you, loved having our hands on the ZW throttle, feeling the power that we craved as little kids, is the way my grandaughter feels turning the knob and pressing the whistle button on the LC+ remote. I absolutely love to watch and make videos of my grandaughter doing this.
Another priority: ruggedness and reliability. So far so good with LC+, at least during the 1 year warranty. Lionel has been very good to me during the warranty period, correcting a couple of problems promptly, and it didn't cost me a penny. However, Postwar during the early 1950s is king when it comes to ruggedness and reliability IMO.
Fun and relaxation. Too complex an operating system makes me a little anxious. I have some features on my modern trains that I rarely use. I'm a meat and potatoes operator: run the trains, do some switching, blow the whistle/horn, park the train on one of my 8 sidings, and move another on to the main line. I can run 2 trains independently on my layout, but rarely do. One at a time is just fine with me. Keeping things simple relaxes me, and relaxation is very important. LC+ gets an A+ from me when it comes to fun and relaxation. So does early 1950s Postwar.
Posting photos and videos of my trains and layout on this Forum. LC+ is very photogenic IMO.
Affordability: this is very important to me, actually it's a necessity. LC+ gets as A, a very good grade, but early 1950s Postwar gets an A+.
Creativity: this priority is satisfied mainly from scenery, solving problems on the layout and with the trains, rearranging things a little on the layout, and posting on the Forum. LC+ enhances my creativity together with all my other trains, the layout and the Forum.
Arnold
