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An open letter to Notch

32 points by numair 11y ago

chrisdbaldwin 11y ago
Look, Numair, you're right. "Basically, global capitalism is broken, dude." He won the indie video game lottery, which is as pretentious as it sounds. I do not think he's able to see the ideological problems manifesting around him. If he could, he wouldn't be melting down constantly. I applaud your efforts because you "get it." He doesn't "get it" yet, and I don't think he'll "get it" after reading your great letter.
zenogais 11y ago
So noblesse oblige is back in style again eh?
tim333 11y ago
I guess the open letter is in reference to recent press coverage like: """The whining billionaire who says being rich is sheer hell: Inside the life that Minecraft founder Markus Persson says has been ruined by too much money Swede who created online sensation Minecraft made £1.2bn selling it on He splurged on Beverley Hills mansion and enjoys lavish Vegas weekends But has taken to Twitter to bemoan his riches which have made him lonely His marriage lasted just a year and he now pays £4,000 every month in child support """ - Daily Mail. He should probably do what most tech guys made rich do and plow the money into funding and mentoring starups. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3220333/The-whining-billionaire-says-rich-sheer-hell-Inside-life-Minecraft-founder-Markus-Persson-says-ruined-money.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3220333/The-whining-...
anEasternGoat 11y ago
Very deep. Some of that stuff sounds pretty Tyler Durden-ish to me. Down with the system, man.
digglesby 11y ago
While Numair might have good intentions, this letter is like slogging through a pseudo-intellectual rant by a liberal arts student. It's not necessarily the sentiment that I disagree with, but the way it's presented. While yes, it's good to find happiness and belonging through personal one-on-one interactions, it doesn't make the people who seek the same though work, or material possessions wrong. I find it funny that he would go on about how he dislikes the people in tech, and how the entire industry is uncreative, only to post it to Hacker News, a site on the ycombinator domain. Ultimately Markus and the team at Mojang made something that people wanted, and cared about. I've spent countless hours on Minecraft and I still love the game, along with millions of other people. Markus should, and will, make his own way.

32 points by numair 11y ago

Look, Numair, you're right. "Basically, global capitalism is broken, dude." He won the indie video game lottery, which is as pretentious as it sounds. I do not think he's able to see the ideological problems manifesting around him. If he could, he wouldn't be melting down constantly. I applaud your efforts because you "get it." He doesn't "get it" yet, and I don't think he'll "get it" after reading your great letter.

zenogais 11y ago

So noblesse oblige is back in style again eh?

tim333 11y ago

I guess the open letter is in reference to recent press coverage like: """The whining billionaire who says being rich is sheer hell: Inside the life that Minecraft founder Markus Persson says has been ruined by too much money Swede who created online sensation Minecraft made £1.2bn selling it on He splurged on Beverley Hills mansion and enjoys lavish Vegas weekends But has taken to Twitter to bemoan his riches which have made him lonely His marriage lasted just a year and he now pays £4,000 every month in child support """ - Daily Mail. He should probably do what most tech guys made rich do and plow the money into funding and mentoring starups. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3220333/The-whining-billionaire-says-rich-sheer-hell-Inside-life-Minecraft-founder-Markus-Persson-says-ruined-money.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3220333/The-whining-...

anEasternGoat 11y ago

Very deep. Some of that stuff sounds pretty Tyler Durden-ish to me. Down with the system, man.

digglesby 11y ago

While Numair might have good intentions, this letter is like slogging through a pseudo-intellectual rant by a liberal arts student. It's not necessarily the sentiment that I disagree with, but the way it's presented. While yes, it's good to find happiness and belonging through personal one-on-one interactions, it doesn't make the people who seek the same though work, or material possessions wrong. I find it funny that he would go on about how he dislikes the people in tech, and how the entire industry is uncreative, only to post it to Hacker News, a site on the ycombinator domain. Ultimately Markus and the team at Mojang made something that people wanted, and cared about. I've spent countless hours on Minecraft and I still love the game, along with millions of other people. Markus should, and will, make his own way.