I'm proud to have used a wheel so long I wore through the breaking surface.

I'm a total reteogrouch and loves me my classic rim brake bikes.

That said, here are a few factors in favor of disc brakes: Superlative modulation, all-weather capability without resorting to highly abrasive pads (e.g. Kool Stop salmon), zero rim wear, no aluminum oxide dust getting everywhere (ridiculously destructive substance), reduced rotational mass, superlative fault tolerance, auto-adjusting for wear (in the case of hydraulics), able to use very different wheelsets without having to fiddle with brake adjustments, easier initial setup, dead simple pad replacement without any fiddling with pad toe-in.

I like my rim brakes just fine, but IMO disc brakes are still objectively better especially if you have long descents: Rim brakes heat up the rim and cause problems, disc brakes can be easily sprayed down with water to cool them off and their heat buildup doesn't affect the rims at all. You can still cook disc brakes of course, but managing them heat-wise is definitely easier and their braking power is objectively superior to rim brakes.

That said, rim brakes are totally adequate for like 90%+ of riding. My bicycle and my folding bicycle both use v-brakes and they're fine even in wet weather (though I would recommend upgrading to Kool-stop Salmon brake pads if you're still running generic ones and find them inadequate).