Sam Matla talks about the collector's fallacy in a negative light, and for many/most, he might be right. But for some, collecting examples and evidence of particular things is crucially important. The key is to have some idea of what you're collecting and why.
Historians collecting small facts over time may seem this way, but out of their collection can emerge patterns which otherwise would never have been seen.
cf: Keith Thomas article
concrete examples of this to show the opposite?
Relationship to the idea of AI coming up with black box solutions via their own method of diffuse thinking

