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		mywittyname on March 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Windows needs to stop showing tabloid news I think it's more that Excel is incredibly capable. People who reach the status of Excel Power User are akin to F1 Drivers who need every seemingly absurd capability found on their steering wheels.

rrrrrrrrrrrryan on March 27, 2023 | [–]

Excel is not tremendously capable, but near-infinitely flexible.

It's a strange amorphous organism that can be coaxed into doing almost anything, if poorly.

thesuitonym on March 27, 2023 | [–]

Oh for sure, people use Excel to make the world go round. But for plebs like me, trying to understand it is just a path to madness.

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