A paintbrush is not a machine in the sense that the word "machine" is used in elementary physics. Machines are used to do work, usually by providing leverage in some way.
In that way, Atwood's machine, a collection of ropes and pulleys, is a machine, but the gasoline engine is not.
This is merely an issue of terminology and classification and has historical roots. It is not a statement of a basic law of science.
it is a 2nd class lever
A pulley isn't a kind of simple machine, it is a simple machine
A train is not a simple machine.
IT's NOT A SIMPLE MACHINE!
its not a simple machine
It is a simple lever.
Rope is not a simple machine on its own, it's a simple machine on a wheel and axle, then it's a pulley.
a compound machine is a combination of simple machines
lever
lever
It's a simple machine.
A lever