I love my fixed gear bicycles (I have 5) but I also have 11 geared bikes that serve various purposes... towing 300 pounds rates gears and a bike that is tough enough to handle those load stresses (see my Trek above), off road riding sometimes rates multiple gears and although I have also ridden ss and fixed off road I will always have a geared mountain bike.
It is nice to see what other bike people have in the stable be that a high end road bike, cruiser, bmx... etc.