Minecraft Creator Notch On Having a Billion Dollars: 'You Run Out Of Reasons To Keep Trying'

When Minecraft creator Markus Persson, lovingly called Notch in the gaming community, announced he was leaving Mojang in the wake of Microsoft's $2.5 billion acquisition of the Swedish game studio, Persson said he wasn't a "real" game developer, just someone who made games for fun.

Having owned 71 percent of Mojang at the time, Persson received the bulk of the acquisition payment worth $1.3 billion, effectively making the 35-year-old one of the tech industry's newest and youngest billionaires. But Persson, who has been famously seen in luxurious resorts and throwing lavish parties at his $70 million he snatched from right under Jay Z and Beyonce's nose, reveals living the high life isn't exactly the same as living a good life.

Tweeting from the opulent Mediterranean island of Ibiza where he was partying with rich friends, Persson goes through a sort of mini-breakdown and says he has "never felt more isolated" hanging out with his famous friends. It's not that his new friends aren't good enough; it's just that Persson seems to have found no more reason to keep striving, now that he has everything he wants.

Of course, "everything" is relative, and although many people may think Persson is living out the dream life, the Mojang founder glumly points out that his relationships, including his relationship with the Mojang staff, have suffered.

There is always the possibility of doing more, such as philanthropy or aiming for Mars, such as what Elon Musk does. But Persson says he doesn't want to run into the same kinds of swear-worthy people that forced him to sell Mojang to Microsoft.

Thankfully, some of Persson's rich, new friends appear to have stepped in and sent him some words of comfort, telling him that the feeling of loneliness when you're alone at the top is normal for people who became wealthy overnight.

In the end, Persson remains thankful for the new pals he has made, despite the feelings of regret that the Minecraft maker has not shied away from showing his fans.

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