Re: PostgreSQL and indexing with json types

Toby Corkindale writes:

However, I think you're missing a point. Sometimes you are really storing a whole document, or at least a large amount of very structured, self-contained data.

If the data are hierarchical (JSON) rather than relational, especially if they're of arbitrary depth, is it even appropriate to use an RDBMS? Like Jason, this is not my field, but I get the impression the moronic end of the spectrum reasons thusly: "I have data, therefore I need a [relational] database". All they know are spanners, so they are madly spannering nails into 2x4s and enthusiastic about the new claw-sided spanners to help pry out old nails.