What is the difference between a tool and a weapon

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Report copyright infringement. The owner of it will not be notified. Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer. Read more comments. This symbolism is what is at stake in the gun control debate. Guns make you feel powerful. It goes beyond the boost a tool gives to a user. The potential power of a gun is perceptively transferred to the gun user. You feel more powerful, invincible and dominant.

You feel in control. You feel an increased sense of individuality, independence and sovereignty. You are master of your world. This country was taken by force from those who lived here before. The possession of firearms was important to the Europeans ability to conquer the Native Americans.

The United States were born when citizens used their fire arms to overthrow a repressive government. We were brought up on the Patriot myth along with the myth of the lone gunman. He had his horse, his pistol and rifle. This gave him independence and power. Guns become an emblem or token of being in power and independent.

Having powerful guns and an arsenal of weapons inflates the individuals sense of his own self worth and power. While we might not have an immediate need for a well regulated militia, the Twenty-first century has hazards that demand the hoarding of weapons. Leaving the Modern era and venturing into what is coming Next, structures and norms that developed from the advent of humans through the last four centuries are breaking down. Power structures that have been firmly in the hands of the European male are shifting.

The transition from the agrarian to the industrial has lead to the new knowledge age and is transitioning again. Women and minorities are finding equality with the white patriarchy. This is particularly frightening to previously dominant white, Anglo-Saxon, rural males. Dramatic change encourages the challenged to hunker down and defend their rights. The feeling is that their group is being marginalized in this society. The hoarding of guns compensates for a perceived loss of power and autonomy.

The fear is that the change will cause their very death. It is working on a mythic level that is unconscious to those who are experiencing it. Rising minorities and women are also arming themselves.

The guns become their tools to force the change more quickly. The lack of a clear Rite of Passage for our youth is also adding to the obsession with guns and violence. Our youth, both male and female, no longer have a trial to transition from children to adults. While it is hard to advocate for universal military draft or another war that conscripts the majority of youth, in the past the military aided in this transition in the same way primitive societies set Rites of Passage for their adolescents.

Change is coming. The Destroyer archetype is active. In our mythic journey, we must all take a turn as the Destroyer. The Destroyer ultimately brings about change, growth, metamorphosis. And yet, change is initially met with fear and fighting.

When confronted by the need to change there are a couple of ways to dance with Destroyer. The material selected to create the tool determines the tier of the tool. In general, higher tier tools have more durability last longer ; provide more attack power damage per action ; and have higher mining speeds faster to use. Higher tier tools require advanced material processing and crafting processes to create. The specific page for each tool includes the stats values for each tool crafted using different materials.

Arrowheads may only be created from flint. All tools may be used as weapons, some tools are primarily used as "weapons" that damage mobs. For other information about weapons, see the combat page or pages about individual weapons.

Of the remaining tools, these fall into two categories: Harvesting and Crafting. Special functions, crafting mechanics and tool modes associated with each tool can be found on individual tool pages. Tools are items commonly use by players and are generally equipped in the hotbar. Tool items do not stack in inventory or when placed in containers. The tool rack is a specialized wall mounted storage container that allows players to store up to four tools.

Tools are placed and removed using the right mouse button.