I’m in the same boat! My thoughts are: Thomson state that their main priority with their dropper is reliability, couple with the release of a stealth version which removes the ‘mud gunking up the cable arguments’. Plus, because its cable if you have a crash and mash the remote, you can bodge it easily!
Although it is more expensive “/ the plus side is if this is an experiment the resale price would likely hold more value? T
he reverb has price, a supposedly un-contaminable remote and most shops stock it (and therefore should be able to help you out if anything goes wrong?)