Once you understand the problems that cameras especially digi cameras have with exposure, colour balance, noise, blown colours / highlights etc AND learn how to make your favorite shots much better then RAW is the only option! If you think its too much trouble and are satisfied with the cameras algos and decisions about how to make your jpg then thats also good! But a little tweaking of sharpness, levels, noise, shadow or highlight detail can make a good photo great! Or the extra couple of stops exposure latitude in the raw file can save an otherwise ruined shot. Of course you have to have some idea what you are doing! You need those colour histograms on the camera too preferably!