it's really not so much a question of if it hurts, or how much disk space is needed. it's simply unnecessary. why not just mark the packages as recommended - especially since for some time now recommended packages are being installed by default. that way, under default circumstances the packages will still be there, yet people who prefer otherwise can be accommodated as well.
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