These arguments are just going in circles but here's why: You can't store metadata on every object in every provider, and often, resource names are restrictive

These arguments are just going in circles but here's why: You can't store metadata on every object in every provider, and often, resource names are restrictive in length and allowed characters. And what if something needs deleted? Now every time you run terraform you need to list every type of object the provider offers and check tags, that's a huge waste of time and bandwidth.