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minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·21 hours agoA tool of a person is a fool who is being used by someone else. They might not be useful to you, but to who ever makes the koolaid they’re drinking, they’re a very good tool.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 hours agoI think that’s the basic idea, but in practice it’s used for people who are just generally dumb as well.
minus-squareOmgpwnies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoWell, when was the last time you looked at a hammer and thought “y’know, you’re pretty smart!”
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoEh, people misuse terms all the time. It shouldn’t change what it’s meant to mean.
A tool of a person is a fool who is being used by someone else. They might not be useful to you, but to who ever makes the koolaid they’re drinking, they’re a very good tool.
I think that’s the basic idea, but in practice it’s used for people who are just generally dumb as well.
Well, when was the last time you looked at a hammer and thought “y’know, you’re pretty smart!”
Eh, people misuse terms all the time. It shouldn’t change what it’s meant to mean.