There have been a couple of other posts here on Big Data, but mostly in the abstract sense, like the last one on photographing every move you make.

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Not just in the ethereal, abstract, long-term sense.

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The fear of lack of control and dreadful consequences overwhelm any sense of the abstract economic benefits of nuclear power, and images of workers in protection suits and news of elevated radiation levels in food and water further fuel antinuclear sentiment on a global scale.

FORBES: Magazine Article

What Russian foreign policy absolutely does not seem to be, in any recognizable sense, is idealistic or abstract.

FORBES: Putin Isn't "Gaining Ground" Regardless of what Amir Taheri Says

You also need an abstract black and white TV commercial that makes no sense, preferably directed by a European who goes by one name and screams at the caterer for bringing carbs onto the set.

WSJ: The Sweet Smells of Victory: Sports Fragrances That Should Be Invented

These are concepts of great practical significance, even if they sound abstract and platitudinous, because they underlie one's sense of right and moral self-confidence.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Of Lions, Lambs, and Ostriches

They display a greater sense of urgency, risk -taking and abstract reasoning, and focus more on getting things done, with less of a tendency to hesitate, focus on small details, or follow external structure.

FORBES: Mandating Women At The Leadership Table: Why the Time is Now

His work would later take a more abstract turn, shimmering, like jewel boxes, and a little blurred, with a distorted sense of time and place and with mysterious, lonely figures.

FORBES: Art Review