>>>And almost nobody realizes it because almost nobody knows how to design
>>>low-level systems from their head, with only a text editor and a C compiler
>Who needs decadent, reactionary tools like text editors and C compilers?

Agreed.

>I keyed in my first few programs in machine language on a teletype terminal and
>they ran fine.
>My father also started his first car with a crank. He broke his arm with it once and
>it was testy in cold weather, but otherwise it got him where he wanted to go.
>Then some subversives came up with things like compilers, CRT's, word
>processors and electric starters.
>
>Would-be crank users of the world-, unite!
>You have nothing to lose but your push button starters and - now and then- the
>use of your arms!

The knowledge of the underlying tools must not be lost. This relates down to the basic architecture and machine code bytes in computer software, as well as base theory of operations and design. However, we do use tools for a reason (such as a C compiler).