I agree about your basic premise. The big shift of a compact double system is awkward, and it makes the cruising gears awkwardly cross-chained. On a triple you are usually in the middle of the middle ring. But...
Compared to a MTB 1x11 system you have more ratios (about 15 not including overlap) and they are closer spaced (+-9% not +-15%). This is what roadies usually say they want.
And, I'm kind of sick of fussing with triples.
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