Yes, but "DELETE" is the basic, built-in tool for deleting some rows from a database. Maintaining partitions, and migrating long-lived data from old partitions is a workaround.
There is nothing wrong with using the partition solution -- it might be a good solution to your problem. But it certainly isn't a case of "rejecting technological simplicity" if someone chooses to use DELETE instead.
There is nothing wrong with using the partition solution -- it might be a good solution to your problem. But it certainly isn't a case of "rejecting technological simplicity" if someone chooses to use DELETE instead.