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Comment by kyllo

Only perfect multicollinearity (correlation of 1.0 or -1.0) is a problem at the linear algebra level when fitting a statistical model.

But theoretically speaking, in a scientific context, why would you want to fit an explanatory model that includes multiple highly (but not perfectly) correlated independent variables?

It shouldn't be an accident. Usually it's because you've intentionally taken multiple proxy measurements of the same theoretical latent variable and you want to reduce measurement error. So that becomes a part of your measurement and modeling strategy.

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