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> using a "human-readable" format for data that is 99.999999% not going to be seen by a human is absolute insanity in terms of inefficiency.

Database dumps say hello. :)

If you want human-readable dumps, there's no reason you can't convert the more-efficient format into something human-readable.

I just drag my Windows XML script driver into SYSTEM32 folder (for my HP indigo 7000 series ink press) then I press the rest.

If you want human readable db output, I might introduce you to what I’ve spent most of my career doing: etl. :)