Road bike? Caliper brakes.

Why? BC they stop more than good enough and because you can keep them adjusted and working great with just your allen keys and your eyeballs.

(I have hydro disc on my SWorks Crux and honestly the adjustments and maintenance is really intimidating compared to rim brakes. I can do it, but it really annoys me that I even have to think about it.)

Hmmm, valid I reckon but I guess I assumed everyone does what I do if the tire won't fit. I just air it down, remove it, and then air back up when reinstalling. Not something I see as an issue at all since I check air pressure before each ride. Even though I ride pretty much daily I use a lot of latex tubes which bleed air overnight, LOL!

That may not work for everyone but I've never considered it an issue but you may. :thumb:

I'd go discs over calipers any day. The option to run much thicker tires and have greater modulation on my brakes far outweigh the weight penalty of having them imo

I prefer calipers over disc.
However, when the time comes, I plan on using the "it would be nice (and safer) to have a bike with disc brakes" excuse to the wife when I want a new ride. :lol:
But seriously, it is pretty hilly in my location. I tend to down-hill pretty aggressively, and there has been a time or 2 when I thought disc brakes might give me a bit more grabbing power. Sure, I could adjust my riding style, too.

All of this, and the last part isn't just you.

Disc-specific rims aren't terribly common (because R&D is expensive) but these are more aerodynamic, lighter, and stronger than rims with a brake track. Mostly because they don't have to be built around the constraint of having to resist clamping force and extremely high temperatures, instead they can just be built to function as rims.

Enve's 4.5 disc rims are 30/40 g lighter than their 4.5 rims with brake tracks (even though the disc rims are wider), and save ~5w at 15* presumably at ~25 mph. Now 5 watts isn't huge, but it's something.