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Wow, thanks everyone! This makes so much more sense now.

I tried `JSON.parse()` on some API data, and it totally clicked—seeing the structure vs. the raw string was a game-changer.

Follow-up Q: Are there cases where parsing *isn’t* needed? Like, does all data need to be parsed?