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Even so, if you are looking to run fixed or singlespeed then adjustable drop outs remain the best option.
I don’t think I’d make a sweeping generalisation like that about it. On a bike that’s designed to take mudguards then speccing vertical dropouts and an ebb makes a lot of sense.
I built a frame designed to be used with a coaster brake,so rear wheel is in and out for repacking and servicing a lot and the ebb means I don’t have to worry about chain tension every time and meant I could do a fixed anchor point for the reaction arm rather than a slotted one or a band on one which I felt was the best design option.
There are also issues mating disc brakes to track ends which an ebb would eliminate.
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Even so, if you are looking to run fixed or singlespeed then adjustable drop outs remain the best option.
@youramericanlover should just get a Trek Crockett with stranglehold dropouts and be done with it.