Cartridge razors are probally better in every way, but they lack character im my humble opinion. I have no doubt new technology renders most DE razor obsolete if you do this just to remove hair. However, it is a ritual my father taught me, the blade, the oil, the cream, the repeats, the mist, the reappliaction, the splash, the sound of the DE across the face, etc. Cartrdige and goop makes for a just a good shave if to just remove hair, but the pageantry of the DE process, the honoring of of my father, the almost 50 creams I now own, I cannot bring myself to change. Shaving is life in a way now. It is a code. A routine. A rejection of modernity..I am Greek, a the simple pleasure of a 40-50 minute shave is my most enjoyable few moments of life until the real world of wives, babies, bosses, and concrete confront me.