It's not an easy decision ultimately, but anyway I decided not to take it because I think it's just a waste of money because it doesn't give me any security for various reasons, change of government, if you forget to go to immigration within the time established for the your renewal your Elite Visa is automatically cancelled, always the 90-day declaration therefore essentially no effective improvement. and id I decide to leave Thailand for different reasons that I don't see now, the money is lost.
In other words I don't see any real benefit beyond that you run the risk of losing some money.
And I end all this propaganda about the current Visa Elite and getting money very quickly for reasons that are not very clear and it just seems like manipulation.