Although we know that over 99.99% of street photographies are failure, we are still doing it. We might get A good ONE out of thousands, but we will never have a good one if we don't even try.
Don't leave the camera at home. They are built to see the world, just like us. They eat lights rather than dust.
Why film? Many people asked me. Well, this is something that calms you down in the busy world. I told them, I don't care about how 5G is now developing, how AI is now replacing human beings, and how digits and electronics are taking the place of old-fashioned machines. They are too advanced and too fast so that they will also be eliminated soon. While mechanics and films, they are slow but last much longer. And more important, they make me glad.
All camera works. Leica M, GR, Rolleiflex are top rated cameras, but it does not mean we have to use them to take good images. Or even, we may find them very hard to use. To find the best camera for every individual of us, sometimes the best one is just the one we use the most.