Stupid question about paragraph text

Myron said:

Or maybe it's my inability to understand it.

I didn't really start using paragraph text until I had to, on a large menu project that I didn't create (but needed price changes and menu items added and deleted).

I started to realize why paragraph text can be useful. It was there I noticed "leadered" tabs. Other benefits include;

• columns
• text merges
• text frames can be set to automatically cascade through multiple pages

Here's how leadered tabs auto update dots (or other characters) between descriptions and prices: