dragonfrog, aggressive almond on Nostr: I think that's entirely right. If you have a positive use for a tool, you boast about ...

I think that's entirely right. If you have a positive use for a tool, you boast about the use. If not, you boast about the tool.

It's like "gun culture" folks who will say "a gun is just a tool". A shovel is a tool but there aren't "shovel culture" folks, there are a gardeners. A handsaw is a tool but there aren't "handsaw culture" folks, there are carpenters.

You can tell the folks for whom a gun really is just a tool, because they talk about hunting trips.