I worked at Arthur Anderson around this time, and when Lotus 1-2-3 came out it was like accountant crack -- they could start building complicated models and opt

I worked at Arthur Anderson around this time, and when Lotus 1-2-3 came out it was like accountant crack -- they could start building complicated models and optimize for return value. While efficiency is normally considered good, I think that this set the stage to reduce human activity to a couple of cells on a spreadsheet that can be easily deleted to bump up the numbers. It's the equivalent of killing people by high-altitude bombing -- they're not people anymore, and the only concern is "yield".