I've had pushback on items like this sometimes with the standard "YAGNI" excuse. A few months ago I came across some blog post describing the reverse: "YAGRI"

I've had pushback on items like this sometimes with the standard "YAGNI" excuse. A few months ago I came across some blog post describing the reverse: "YAGRI" - You Ain't Gonna Regret It. Just... store the extra data.