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Is this really the money or is it the relative fame and lack of anything to do with his time? It seemed like he was genuinely happy creating games. Why can't h
by ohyes 11y ago
Is this really the money or is it the relative fame and lack of anything to do with his time?
It seemed like he was genuinely happy creating games. Why can't he go back to that rather than being a celebrity? I could imagine him fading from the spotlight and becoming a private person within a couple of years.
- adventured 11y agoBased on one of his recent tweets, he hasn't developed the ability to deal with assholes or similar. Even with $1.5 billion he finds it difficult to deal with them, and that kind of wealth and power confers every advantage over 99.9-% of assholes on the planet one could ever ask for. I'd guess there's a much deeper issue at play. Crippling social anxiety, an overly extreme need to be liked, etc. Then combined with his semi-fame, he's finding it difficult to create again, out of fear of rejection / mockery / jerks. The solution is to stop caring so much about what other people think (it's how people like John Carmack survive it), getting to that point appears to be his challenge.
- travislm 11y agoIt all comes down to crippling autism coupled with narcissism.
- ja27 11y agoI keep hoping he'll connect with the Penny Arcade crew. Maybe go collaborate with them on a project.