Hacker tools are scenarios...

... scenarios are simulations.
Simulations are models.
Models are my favorite learning tools.
Models can be immersive.
Models can be more or less faithful to reality.
Models are beautiful.
Models are not real.

[first observation made while I was studying for CEH]

Hacker tools are, well... tools,
tools are powerful
tools are fearsome
tools will be used
usage entails consequences
consequences are real

[second observation made after reading about some legendary hackers and the tools they built, didn't build, used, borrowed]