Do we really even need "fuel socks"?

[Sheepdip]

Every one of these trucks that I have owned/fixed/restored never got a sock put in, or back into it. I always run a quality in-line-ez-accessible filter.
I just replaced a couple of years ago Otis's fuel sender and pickup tube, the new one came with a sock, I removed it after testing the sender to make sure it was good, but before installation in the tank.
If you're having debris problems in your fuel, it's not coming from the gas station.