No jimbo, it's not a "my gun is better than yours". We are a diversified group here who like different things in our personal gun. What works for me might not work for you. Different hand size, body size, caliber preference and so on. It would be a sad world if we all just liked G17's and that was it. Think of how many gun company workers would be unemployed.
Right now the Shields are on top. A while back it was the Ruger LC9. Before that the LCP, LCR, PPS, and so on all the way back to the model 1911 in 1911. When the Peace Maker came out in 1873 I bet everyone wanted one. Other models will follow and the Shield will quieten down. Besides that, you can't find one anywhere now anyway. It's marketing and the American way.
Happy Fourth of July.