"...Tools of their tools"

In The Omnivore's Dilemma, Pollan states that "men have become tools of their tools". What exactly does this mean? Well, the way I see it, Pollan is trying to say that although men do use tools for everything, they've become so dependent on them that without them, they'd come to a screeching halt. A taxi driver's tool is a taxi. Without it, he wouldn't be anything. The same thing goes for George Naylor, the Iowa farmer if you take his 1975 tractor away. For those tools to get something done, the operator must use them correctly. It's a term that can go both ways really. When you look deeper into it, you realize that how men use the tools is what really matters. The tool is the "constant variable" while man is the "dependent variable". In other words, the tools are the same for everyone, how you choose to use them is all up to you. Here's a silly example; You could have a car as your tool. You can choose to use it as a taxi to make money, or you can race it for even more money.

Physical appearance versus everything else. Isn't that what it's all about these days? I think it is, at least for women that is, or they say... The perfect body, flawless face, and the smooth hair. Isn't that all associated with women? Sort of. When you look at physical appearance, you usually think of the women you see in those magazines. The skinny body compared to the fat one. Men face this problem too, but society doesn't realize it. If you look in any advertisement, it's always the big, muscular guys that get the role. This puts pressure on other men making them think that if they don't look like that, then society won't accept them. It's the same problem for both men and women, but women get more attention when it comes to this issue compared to men.