DM: data mining skeptics

[Tjen-Sien Lim]

I'm wondering what you'd say to people who are skeptical or even
cynical toward data mining. I've just met people who really dislike
data mining and predict that the entire field won't last long. Since
they're beyond my league, I couldn't convince them that data mining is
a real field and won't vanish. Thanks.

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P.S. My apology if this is a stupid question.