Comment by didibus
3 hours ago
Yes, Rich says so explicitly as his reply to a comment:
> Rich Hickey: Toolness is a spectrum. The more using a thing is like ordering a sandwich, the less it is a tool. And yes, cars are decreasingly tools.
3 hours ago
Yes, Rich says so explicitly as his reply to a comment:
> Rich Hickey: Toolness is a spectrum. The more using a thing is like ordering a sandwich, the less it is a tool. And yes, cars are decreasingly tools.
> The more using a thing is like ordering a sandwich, the less it is a tool.
What a surreal thing to say. Consider this website:
https://order.spoton.com/so-iggys-place-15341/san-francisco-...
Or this one:
https://order.online/business/155843/store/297301?pickup=tru...
Or this one:
https://order.togos.com/menu/san-jose-almaden-expwy
Are they tools?
I guess according to his logic they would be tools for interacting with an automation. Like the button on a car wash kiosk. You could just as well holler and the man turns it on.