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Dude common. You have to see it from his point of view. His money and fame aren't coming from a prestigious accomplishment. He probably doesn't want to be known

Dude common. You have to see it from his point of view. His money and fame aren't coming from a prestigious accomplishment. He probably doesn't want to be known for a flappy bird game for the rest of his life. Imagine being the guy who invented the turd scrubber brush next to the toilet. Everyone owns that brush but would you want to be known for it? Associated with it?

pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
Actually, it's more like he's going to have to deal with fake people for the rest of his life.
throwaway092834 13y ago
I have to say yes, I would have no problem with being known for inventing a toilet brush, or flappy bird. I'd be proud, even. I know that people can have strangely fragile egos but the idea of being upset for being known for something, no matter how benign, is completely foreign to me.
- ChrisNorstrom 13y ago
  ? Then why is your account username "throwaway092834".
  - throwaway092834 13y ago
    Because I have found the internet in general to be at times crude, ignorant and destructive. I don't want to concern myself with considering self-censorship to ensure self-preservation. Instead I chose to contribute anonymously so that I may challenge the status quo or speak truth to power without personal concern. I assure you it has nothing to do with embarrassment. It's unfortunate, but speech often has very serious consequences.
    - ChrisNorstrom 13y ago
      I'm sure our friend the flappy bird developer feels the same way. With insults thrown his way constantly over the game and a massive popularity he wasn't ready for, I'm sure he wishes he was anonymous as well.
      - throwaway092834 13y ago
        We're discussing different things. You're talking about fame and internet comments which have no real impact, at least, not to me. I don't have a problem with people insulting the code I publish under my real name. I'm talking about the potential for real life harassment (folks calling my employer, showing up at my house, swatting, etc) if I were to say something controversial. I am specifically concerned with being doxxed and criminal harassment. There's a vast world of difference between people making comments in poor taste over a game and the level people sometimes go to if they engage in an argument and lose in an embarrassing way. I would not recommend that anyone freely engage in internet debates in a non-anonymous fashion.
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adventured 13y ago
Flappy bird can make it possible for him to fund his next adventure (or next 10), whatever he chooses that to be. He should think forward a bit more. It's extraordinarily rare to be in the position to take advantage of opportunities like that. What he'd be effectively doing is just handing the money off to Clumsy Bird instead. If he has any dreams for the future, he should view it as funding those dreams; which could be anything from a future game, to charity. Just my opinion obviously.
- AznHisoka 13y ago
  I agree. There's a subtle difference between being sincere and being intelligent.
- megablast 13y ago
  > Flappy bird can make it possible for him to fund his next adventure (or next 10) If he lives in Vietnam, one day would set him up for the rest of his life.
- bigje54 13y ago
  The disappointing part is that he apparently has such poor self-esteem, he thinks that he will not be able to create anything more popular than this game, even with all the money he's generating. Regardless of what he builds, what industry he is in, there will always be people there to criticize. Why throw away opportunity that most people wish they had due to something that will occur regardless of the revenue? Being a martyr only works in certain circumstances. This is not one of them.
  - eropple 13y ago
    > The disappointing part is that he apparently has such poor self-esteem, he thinks that he will not be able to create anything more popular than this game, even with all the money he's generating. If you look at mobile game development, it's not a bad bet to guess that he won't. It's a big ol' dart board.
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pikachu_is_cool 13y ago

Actually, it's more like he's going to have to deal with fake people for the rest of his life.

throwaway092834 13y ago

I have to say yes, I would have no problem with being known for inventing a toilet brush, or flappy bird. I'd be proud, even. I know that people can have strangely fragile egos but the idea of being upset for being known for something, no matter how benign, is completely foreign to me.

ChrisNorstrom 13y ago
? Then why is your account username "throwaway092834".
- throwaway092834 13y ago
  Because I have found the internet in general to be at times crude, ignorant and destructive. I don't want to concern myself with considering self-censorship to ensure self-preservation. Instead I chose to contribute anonymously so that I may challenge the status quo or speak truth to power without personal concern. I assure you it has nothing to do with embarrassment. It's unfortunate, but speech often has very serious consequences.
  - ChrisNorstrom 13y ago
    I'm sure our friend the flappy bird developer feels the same way. With insults thrown his way constantly over the game and a massive popularity he wasn't ready for, I'm sure he wishes he was anonymous as well.
    - throwaway092834 13y ago
      We're discussing different things. You're talking about fame and internet comments which have no real impact, at least, not to me. I don't have a problem with people insulting the code I publish under my real name. I'm talking about the potential for real life harassment (folks calling my employer, showing up at my house, swatting, etc) if I were to say something controversial. I am specifically concerned with being doxxed and criminal harassment. There's a vast world of difference between people making comments in poor taste over a game and the level people sometimes go to if they engage in an argument and lose in an embarrassing way. I would not recommend that anyone freely engage in internet debates in a non-anonymous fashion.

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adventured 13y ago

Flappy bird can make it possible for him to fund his next adventure (or next 10), whatever he chooses that to be. He should think forward a bit more. It's extraordinarily rare to be in the position to take advantage of opportunities like that. What he'd be effectively doing is just handing the money off to Clumsy Bird instead. If he has any dreams for the future, he should view it as funding those dreams; which could be anything from a future game, to charity. Just my opinion obviously.

AznHisoka 13y ago
I agree. There's a subtle difference between being sincere and being intelligent.
megablast 13y ago
> Flappy bird can make it possible for him to fund his next adventure (or next 10) If he lives in Vietnam, one day would set him up for the rest of his life.
bigje54 13y ago
The disappointing part is that he apparently has such poor self-esteem, he thinks that he will not be able to create anything more popular than this game, even with all the money he's generating. Regardless of what he builds, what industry he is in, there will always be people there to criticize. Why throw away opportunity that most people wish they had due to something that will occur regardless of the revenue? Being a martyr only works in certain circumstances. This is not one of them.
- eropple 13y ago
  > The disappointing part is that he apparently has such poor self-esteem, he thinks that he will not be able to create anything more popular than this game, even with all the money he's generating. If you look at mobile game development, it's not a bad bet to guess that he won't. It's a big ol' dart board.

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