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Eggsaladprincess t1_iye7sw1 wrote

Reply to comment by dazcar in 99% of all the data and records that we keep, never gets looked at again. by bmwrider2

Yes when the net benefit of collecting it comes at a lower cost than the benefit of having it those few times you actually need it.

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dazcar t1_iye9mls wrote

Obviously when the net gain outweighs the net cost. That is like the definition of worthwhile.

My point is often in my experience data I'd collected at significant human cost, not just fiscal, often with little to no gain.

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