I guess the argument makes sense if the data you're aligning is actually tabular in nature, like a spreadsheet but in my experience, that's quite rare. Even the

I guess the argument makes sense if the data you're aligning is actually tabular in nature, like a spreadsheet but in my experience, that's quite rare. Even then wouldn't right aligned numbers look more natural? Aligning might more often imply a relationship between data that isn't really there. I personally don't think its worth the effort. If you do like it, make sure to use spaces instead of tabs :)