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by gillianlish 3378 days ago
i think businesses actually prefer spreadsheets because they have No control, and therefore no responsibility.

if something goes really wrong, they can fire the intern and caim they went rogue.

it is much harder to shift blame to a department where everything is full tracked, approved, etc.

i think this a symptom of a much bigger hidden secret. corporations are not organized to accomplish tasks. they are organized to avoid responsibility.