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Yeah, there is perhaps a data usefulness duck curve. First data useful for specific immediate problems, not a lot of use for a while after that, then 15 or 20 years later, the big picture trends start to provide value for big decision making.

Not many orgs keep their data that long, though. Or even think about the future that far.



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