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Docs: Usage ping changes should be default on

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In Slack (https://gitlab.slack.com/archives/CL3A7GFPF/p1601991109086400?thread_ts=1601889207.071800&cid=CL3A7GFPF), it was noted that many usage ping improvements have been merged in behind default-off feature flags.

We should avoid this. A default-off feature flag guarantees we won't receive any data from self-managed instances, defeating a big driver behind adding additional instrumentation. If we're using a feature flag on usage ping improvements, please ensure the feature flag is default-on.

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