Data is the new oil. It's valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to be changed into gas, plastic, chemicals, etc to create a valuable entity that drives profitable activity; so must data be broken down, analyzed for it to have value.
The true value of a forest is measured not in board feet, but in biodiversity.
消费者,据说就是国王……每个人都是选民,用钱作为选票来完成他想做的事情。