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		creatonez on April 7, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cursed Excel: "1/2"+1=45660 Yeah... a slow burn that is difficult to notice until it's too late.

dreghgh on April 8, 2025 [–]

Excel is not designed to waste the time of frequent, experienced users while hand-holding casual users. It's designed to make power users very fast and accurate while possibly confusing casual and new users.

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