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[โ€“] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Your a tool!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

...

you're*

(I'm sorry T_T)

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Only on my dad's side!

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Therefore mathematicians are tools? QED or whatever

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

They are tool specialist by career. As for themselves, that is an individual assessment.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Specifically, a language. It moves information from one place to another. It can reveal new information too, but that's more of a useful side effect imo.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I do see where you're going but I would consider language a tool for communication.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Agreed. A language is a specific sort of tool for codifying and transmitting information.