It’s no wonder you 5 tool albums

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I can’t tell if that’s a compliment

No I was taking the piss.
This is a genuine one, I love ya mong.

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Haha thanks and love ya zak. It’s a true wonder how people still think money will make them happy where they can literally see the alarming number of famous people that are unhappy.

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That's more likely fame than money, the two aren't necessarily intertwined. I'd much rather be rich & anonymous than rich & famous.

There’s a difference between being comfortable with day to day existence and being genuinely happy.
Money certainly makes things easier but genuine happiness is found in nothing material. Fact.

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Yes, fact. Being comfortable can actually be more toxic than healthy.

Can you pinpoint a time in your life when you’ve been ‘happy’ to the extent that you think ‘fucking hell, it doesn’t get better than this’
I’m fortunate in that I’ve had a handful of them moments and I realise life is a gift, I’m unfortunate in that I’ve had an absolute barrow full of days where I’ve wanted to off myself but hey ho.

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Of course I can think of plenty of times xD Life is a gift and I can thankfully say I’ve never wanted to genuinely off myself. It’s just not at all worth it even at the bad times. That’s what I tend to get from this album a lot too. “Celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing.”

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I’m too curious about music alone to off myself - I’d stay alive just for that



Still, I realise you can only be lucky enough to really say that when:

- you haven’t done something you regret so bad you can never forgive yourself

- you don’t miss someone so bad you’ll never move on

- you’ve not taken so many drugs you’ve lost touch with reality/feeling ‘ok’

- you aren’t in any constant or near constant bad physical pain

- nothing truly awful and maybe insurmountable effects your mental health



I think those are the things I’d find hard to deal with, and I’d understand if they pushed someone that far. Most other things I just think people need some perspective and help. For example, someone sleeping rough should hopefully be picked up by some sort of safety net in society and then there should be an effort to help them - but equally, some people are actually drawn to hitting that level of rock bottom and will resist everything they can, time and again. It ain’t easy.

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I know a guy who allegedly just stays alive for his wife and kid.



But I'm thinking they don't really want to spend life with a suicidal martyr around.

I told him this and I haven't heard from him in months, so maybe he did the right thing.

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Of course it’s not easy. I have chronic pain and went through a break up recently so of course it’s hard, but from experience you can get back to that level of “life is awesome.” And if you were never there, it’s possible to find your way with help. Easier said than done, but you CAN do it, even in the darkest depths.

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@Egarran haha that’s funny as fuck

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forget money, we should be focusing on the unifying force withing all of us: filthy dirty beautiful sex!

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Said like someone who has a new gf ;D

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hahahaha, i can't help it if i fall in love with every other person who passes me on the street.. if maynard ever felt the same way about sex as he does about hair product, i'd be listening to tool all the day..

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Lol



Great story, full circle.

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I wasn't talking about money/success being meaningful, the ability to acquire resources is a competence survival skill, which nature has a preference for.

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Sorry I guess the context I was talking from was the natural/sexual selection perspective. Sure you can succeed in having a meaningful life, and money can simply be a tool to progress/sustain what is meaningful.

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It's almost definitely fruit, if not it's most definitely not blood...



I've been watching a lot of Tool reaction videos lately (absolutely no life whatsoever) and it's made me realize that most of the popular fan lyric videos are riddled with lyrical/spelling/grammar errors. As much as I respect Tool for not printing lyrics in their CD booklets, it's had some rather horrifying side-effects on Youtube. If members of Tool ever saw them I'm sure they'd just laugh though.