Isn't putting them in my bookmarks enough?

Did I really need this tool? Is the quest for the ultimate useful tool really worthwhile? Have we learned to get the most out of the relatively simple tools that are already available to us without having to invest the effort into experimenting with new online tools that anyway seem ultimately to go out of business? Those are truly legitimate questions, for which the standard Mallory answer isn't really satisfactory.

My line of defense is usually two pronged. (Though in the case of Driveway, I had an additional reason.) First, the educational sphere isn't exactly the most lucrative realm for creative development. Somebody trying to make a fortune from the internet can probably do better by developing something for business or recreation. Thus, if I'm going to find a useful tool, it's not going to be something that was developed with me (or education) in mind, and I'm going to have to experiment with it to see if it can do the sort of things I'd like it to do. Second, well, hey!, I get paid to play around with this sort of thing. Who could ask for a better job than that?

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