You guys hear that sound? Grrrrrrriiiiiiiiiinnnnnndddddd. XXXXXX-chain = chain wear.

Look...if you like it, all that's matters. But there is a reason why bicycles have 2 and sometimes 3 rings in front.
You just never learned to shift.
Btw...I run 1 X 9 on my 29er and like it although probably with a better chainline than what you have...if...you have a double crankset with inner ring removed..you didn't say.