If people are using a real database, likely there is just a boolean flag for that record getting flipped to True/False to signify deletion. Unless you use mongo, then your shit is probably gone already and you dont even know it.
More recently it’s “in” for their business decisions, with the relicensing and the rise of API-compatible alternatives pushing some users away.
But yeah, really no reason to mock them in this discussion, apart from going for internet cool points from an audience that may also be critical of Mongo.