Just because it's one tool of many does not mean it's good. The whole tool thing is a bit of a non sequitur. After all Basic and Intercal are also just "a tool

Just because it's one tool of many does not mean it's good. The whole tool thing is a bit of a non sequitur. After all Basic and Intercal are also just "a tool among others in the toolbox". This doesn't mean they are good tools! I really do not understand why this tool argument comes up. Do you never evaluate the quality of your tools? I was planning to come up with a good analogy to some carpenter's tool that is objectively bad and not used any more, but then it turns out I know effectively nothing about carpentry.