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TimothyH is correc: only you can determine if something is worth it or not to you.
I still haven't been convinced indexed shifting is worth it for me and my riding, dropping a couple grand on an electronic shift system certainly isn't worth it. To a racer, it is undoubtedly worth it. To you? If you want it and can afford it, it can easily be worth it.
Electronic shifting systems don't cost "a couple grand."
My Ultegra 6870 Di2 system cost $857.26 exclusive of levers.
The same Ultegra 6800 mechanical parts (FD, RD, cables) would have cost about $100 and so the actual cost to go electronic was ~$750.
I've never once used the wireless unit and could have saved an additional $80 had I known.
-Tim-