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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.

> 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.