If this typewriter can't do it, then fuck it, it can't be done.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If a specific tool cannot achieve a task, it is impossible to accomplish with that tool.
- In plain terms
- If your tool fails, the task is impossible.
- What can you take from it?
- Know the limits of your instruments.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is the tool the limit or the user?
- Can you adapt the tool?
Another view
It ignores human ingenuity which often finds workarounds.
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