> Why should I learn [method x]? It lets you wring out more info from extant, easily-accessible observational data. > That's cool! YES! > …wait everyone's doing that? Yes. > So the path of least resistance is to learn / dev new methods and not gather new observations? yes
cc: @girlziplocked since this is a polite version of something she's said a lot (implicitly and explicitly) over the years. Plus, she prescribed Mills for me once.