Its not always a bad choice. For example, I use it for caching built JSON for requests when a less than reliable API goes down. I can now serve up the cached re

Its not always a bad choice. For example, I use it for caching built JSON for requests when a less than reliable API goes down. I can now serve up the cached response for the view without rebuilding it and let the user know we're still awaiting real time data. Its not storage friendly but it is what I believe to be a valid use case.