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They are useful metadata important to the longterm lifespan of the codebase
That's why they make sense in code and config files. JSON is neither, despite the insistence of far too many people to write configuration in it.
In an ideal world, yes. In a locked down world where you have access only to 1/4 the codebase or your job is more ontology-focused, all you have access to might be the JSON. Leaving a comment or two about why a particular value or hierarchy is as it is is sometimes more clear than writing up a seperate README that no one will read