Well, if you're developing something, and that isn't your development tools themselves, you are still a slave to your development tools. I really don't buy this

Well, if you're developing something, and that isn't your development tools themselves, you are still a slave to your development tools. I really don't buy this argument, and I just think that it's a matter of habit and convenience. You can pick and choose development tools freely until you think that you have a satisfying workflow. I would argue that for me, personally, using version control "unleashes more true creativity" because I can fire and forget my changes and just branch out or roll back until I find something I like, without thinking too much about where and what to backup. The not actually writing code or designing aspects of development then take less time out of my work.