[jeffbee]

If you define “generates” to mean “discards” then yes.

[welterde]

It still gets processed though and only all non-interesting events get discarded..

Otherwise the tape alone to store it on would exceed their total operating budget in a day, so they have to be a bit clever about it.

[tutfbhuf]

I think that even Google can not save 1PB/s in 2020.