toolishness

Definitions

1. The nature of being a tool.
2. Excessive concern with tools rather than results.

Examples

“The simplest tool I can think⟳ of is a piece of gravel used for making a road. Nothing is done to it, it owes its being a tool to the fact that is subserves a purpose. A broken piece of granite used for macadamizing a road is a more complex instrument, about the toolishness of which no doubt⟳ can be entertained.”

“The walls and halls of Hechinger headquarters are bedizened with icons to tools and toolishness, ranging from classic photographs to a machine that makes […]”

“By now we should have⟳ learned that "toolishness" is foolishness. Showering fancy equipment and toys on classrooms without smart planning is unlikely to […]”

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