On the flipside, probably the most common software found and used in businesses everywhere is spreadsheet related, and it's common even in non-business contexts

On the flipside, probably the most common software found and used in businesses everywhere is spreadsheet related, and it's common even in non-business contexts. How many of these applications are adding senseless whitespace everywhere? In the cases I've seen where whitespace is added, it's purely an aesthetic choice and not a UI design choice.