It's true that the ultimate judgement comes on the result, but a lot of the arguments around tools have an element of "this allows you to give better results".

It's true that the ultimate judgement comes on the result, but a lot of the arguments around tools have an element of "this allows you to give better results". I've witnessed very long discussions with my photography and cinema friends about the varieties of cameras and other tools they like to use, so I doubt the validity of your statement. I do have to agree that it sounds a lot more intelligent and a lot less like the language bickering we're seeing. The reason for that brings me back to my original point that there are too many people jumping in the language debates who really have no business being there. It's the equivalent of me trolling my photography friends saying that Sony makes amazing cameras because when I go on vacation I can just whip one out and take a decent shot, whereas the girl who didn't have her 4000$ SLR with her totally missed out on the opportunity. While 100% true, I'm really just derailing their conversation on the relative benefits of their cameras with something completely besides the point.