Stop blaming spreadsheets (and take a good look in the mirror)

"Only a fool blames his tools"

This weekend, my dad and I were cutting down a tree. It was taking a long time and we were not making much progress. After arguing for a bit over technique, we decided to change the chainsaw blade. We took the tree down in 2 minutes.

By blaming out tool and changing it, we solved our problem. Sometimes, a wise person blames his tools.

Pointing out that failures can also stem from wider processes does not contradict that.

Yes, but when Excel is the wrong tool for the job, you should be blaming it.