This is a great lesson for hackers in general.  Many of us, myself included, have a tendency to expect data to automatically win arguments.  I mean, if something is irrefutably true with the data to prove it, that&#x27;s the end of the discussion, right?  But just as in this case, in reality, it&#x27;s not even the beginning.  Whether you&#x27;re trying to convince your manager to go in a particular direction, or you&#x27;re trying to motivate your employees to rally behind a cause, the data will help you decide where to go, but you need the right story to get people to follow you there.<p>And just because it&#x27;s a &quot;story&quot; doesn&#x27;t mean it&#x27;s some BS you make up to get people to agree with you.  It&#x27;s more about considering the other person&#x27;s point of view (their poorly-documented public API, if you like), and building an interface between that and your data.