Just like a basic part of knife safety is "don't grab the pointy end", a basic part of computing is "don't grab the exponential end".
(recognising when you might have a hold of an exponential by the wrong end can be done by experience, experiment, or exercise of theory, so there isn't much of an excuse for continuing to do it)
(recognising when you might have a hold of an exponential by the wrong end can be done by experience, experiment, or exercise of theory, so there isn't much of an excuse for continuing to do it)