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by throwaway81523 807 days ago
I don't think I learned anything about tables from the pictures of rectangular grids found on cave walls. Most of us don't "work in tables", but we have all still seen some, made some, and know what they are.

You might read the famous Edward Tufte book, https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_vdqi