The same train of thought can also work the other way.
Knowing you have a higher inflation-adjusted lifetime SS benefit coming your way in later years allows some folks to spend more money from their portfolio in their younger years.
This is Cut-Throat's thesis that he espoused in a well-known thread on the Bogelheads forum: https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=102609&hilit=social+security.
I might add that having greater SS benefits as we age into medical difficulties could mean better quality of life and medical care for those who need greater financial support in their golden years.
I believe one size rarely works for everyone; there are nuances depending on individual circumstance. Nonetheless, I do think one should have a good reason to take it early -- not merely default to break-even analysis or that early enjoyment is better than later enjoyment. As for me, I took it early at 63.9 (and my wife is taking her SS later at 70 and now taking spousal benefits at 66/FRA with a restricted application under the grandfather provisions of the most recent changes last year. I'm affected by both WEP and GPO.