It depends.
Do you need to read the secondary? For example, offloading reports. If so, standby. If not, no recovery.
It's got nothing to do with what other people do. It's just about what you need and what you're trying to do.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability