The choices are: A. Move deleted data to (an)other table(s): users, deleted_users B. Read from a scope, view, or materialized view but update a raw table: del

The choices are: A. Move deleted data to (an)other table(s): users, deleted_users B. Read from a scope, view, or materialized view but update a raw table: deleted bool or deleted_at datetime C. Sprinkle conditionals everywhere live data is desired: deleted bool or deleted_at datetime There is no one "the way" for all use-cases.