Having garbage collection (GC) in your toolkit doesn't mean you're limited to choosing between GC and deterministic destruction. You can integrate GC, stack allocation, and manual memory management within the same application. It's possible to leverage GC in a manner similar to how `shared_ptr` is used, providing both automated cleanup and precise control over object lifetime. For a practical example, consider SGCL: https://github.com/pebal/sgcl