Petzl Shunt Obsolete?

After watching Dave McLeod's video on YouTube (that he has recently removed) a year or two ago on top rope soloing with a Petzl Shunt on a quick link (mallion), I bought one and ran laps with it as my primary fall arresting device with no issue.

However after finding out about the top rope solo accident involving a Petzl Shunt without a backup (in Colorado?) a few months past, I have grown wary of using it as my primary top rope solo device.

Currently, the Shunt sits on my shelf unused for its real intended purpose -- as a bulky and heavy substitute for a prussik, in use as a third hand 

My question: Do you all have other uses for it that warrant carrying a Shunt on your rack? Or is the Shunt a relic of a bygone era, obsolete now that lighter and safer alternatives are available?

In TRS it went from tried and true to paperweight after that and yann camus video replicating it. Safer options exist for self belay.

Ymmv

Ygd

Incog Nico wrote:

the Shunt a relic of a bygone era, obsolete now that lighter and safer alternatives are available

This.

In situations where you want a controlled lower; cleaning a new route, or say, in a working environment, they work pretty well

LL Biner wrote:

In situations where you want a controlled lower; cleaning a new route, or say, in a working environment, they work pretty well

Or work with half ropes.

I still use my shunt while top rope soloing. I have it as my secondary device. I understand the failure that happened during the accident but I feel as though it is a safe option for my system. I don’t know though I’m kinda an idiot. 

It is obsolete.