HyperCubed4
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Do we have to worry about Notch?
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good post man
Ironically, people like you make me ill as well, your thought process is disgusting.
Bry0
Member
Man, If I had that type of money, I'd just play games Cro_ style.
Stream myself gambling on CS:GO cases for hours.
That'd be entertaining for a week or so.
It's unfortunate that he is running into issues, but he needs to look for solutions and find what makes him happy.
He has all the money in the world, now he needs to find something to do that he loves.
I mean, he made minecraft, maybe he needs to start working on a new game to keep himself busy.
Be proactive in finding a solution to your problem, don't mope about it on twitter.
Stream myself gambling on CS:GO cases for hours.
That'd be entertaining for a week or so.
It's unfortunate that he is running into issues, but he needs to look for solutions and find what makes him happy.
He has all the money in the world, now he needs to find something to do that he loves.
I mean, he made minecraft, maybe he needs to start working on a new game to keep himself busy.
Be proactive in finding a solution to your problem, don't mope about it on twitter.
Oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! You're super right. Also, watched Game of Thrones season one.
King Robert, anyone?
I'm glad you took the time and enlightened all of us on how to deal with depression with that profound and intelligent post.
SaintMadeOfPlaster
Member
I'm not taking GAFs opinions about any social issues seriously ever again after this thread. Just a bunch of people who judge others based upon how much money they have, as if having a lot of money solves the problems of the heart.
Jesus, you guys are the worst. I'm embarrassed to be a part of this community.
Jesus, you guys are the worst. I'm embarrassed to be a part of this community.
I can totally see why people might be annoyed by rich people complaining about how difficult life is. But if I think about what life might be like if I was unimaginably wealthy, I imagine I would be incredibly lonely. If you're from a fairly low income household, trust is a hard thing to come by in friends (I still remember the day when one of my brothers "friends" stole most of our PS2 games), I can't imagine what it would be like to make friends when you have a huge reason for distrust.
That's assuming Notch is from a low income family, I dunno, I would expect middle income people have reasons for not trusting people aswell, heh.
That's assuming Notch is from a low income family, I dunno, I would expect middle income people have reasons for not trusting people aswell, heh.
Trust me, I get the message of the thread. It's shitty to be non-sympathetic and erase the man for the money.
The issue is, I'm an irresponsible idiot, and I can think of a million and 1 things to do with a gross amount of money that doesn't leave me poor and ravaged.
Create an small illness research fund, work on solar panel research, fund a dream game for the fuck of it with no bullshit red tape, visit all the worlds greatest treasures, become a real life batman, on and on.
Is this suddenly going to solve an issue with depression? Obviously not. That's what a qualified therapist and some medication can possibly help with, which he can easily afford the best of, which already puts him a leg above most other depressed people. But this should solve that "I can't figure out what the fuck to do with my gross amount of money" problem he seems to be tweeting about.
The issue is, I'm an irresponsible idiot, and I can think of a million and 1 things to do with a gross amount of money that doesn't leave me poor and ravaged.
Create an small illness research fund, work on solar panel research, fund a dream game for the fuck of it with no bullshit red tape, visit all the worlds greatest treasures, become a real life batman, on and on.
Is this suddenly going to solve an issue with depression? Obviously not. That's what a qualified therapist and some medication can possibly help with, which he can easily afford the best of, which already puts him a leg above most other depressed people. But this should solve that "I can't figure out what the fuck to do with my gross amount of money" problem he seems to be tweeting about.
It's really easy to say what to do from the outside looking in.
You should really stop talking before you seem even more disgusting than you already look.
diffusionx
Gold Member
why would him doing what you tell him to do with his money solve anything
RadicalVelocity
Member
What in the flying fuck.
This thread is full of the most delusional shit ever.
As an individual that has suffered from major depression AND just had a pretty nasty 8 hours, this thread man. If not for some compassion and sanity from 40-70%...
I hope those of you who can't be bothered to drum up some empathy don't find out the hard way just what life can be like. The alternative is to hope you never move beyond a shallow view of life. It's certainly clear that many here haven't had real experience with
1) therapy that is much more often miss than hit (surprise! you have to actually form a trusting relationship with this person, if you want results. the chances aren't all that much better than forming a good relationship with any other person or persons)
2) antidepressants (which have an overstated success rate and success LEVEL due to the economics involved with large pharmaceuticals--they're only mildly better than placebo, only work in about 2/3rds of people, and are most successful in mild to moderate cases, rather than severe depression) and
3) that by far the most important aspect of getting over these difficulties isn't found in the above 2 themselves, but in making changes in your life. The therapy can help immensely with that. The medications can help kickstart things often enough. But they are only the beginning, and they are the EASIEST part.
Mr. Persson, and any others that feel similarly isolated and hopeless, I don't know what I can say in the right way. But as a person that has difficulty with trust, I hope that you can believe I'm sincere in what I'm about to say.
I wish I could just hang out with you some time. I wish I could make you believe I have the closest thing humanly possible to zero interest in your wealth. I wish I could find out if you and I could be friends, not because of some shallow worthless motivation, but because I want to have good friendships, and I want others to have them too. I hope you keep trying, and try to keep in mind one very important thing: It doesn't matter how many times you don't follow through on your next goal; what matters is that you keep trying. When you succeed, the number of attempts won't matter much, except in spreading your wisdom as Edison did regarding the lightbulb. "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
This thread is full of the most delusional shit ever.
As an individual that has suffered from major depression AND just had a pretty nasty 8 hours, this thread man. If not for some compassion and sanity from 40-70%...
I hope those of you who can't be bothered to drum up some empathy don't find out the hard way just what life can be like. The alternative is to hope you never move beyond a shallow view of life. It's certainly clear that many here haven't had real experience with
1) therapy that is much more often miss than hit (surprise! you have to actually form a trusting relationship with this person, if you want results. the chances aren't all that much better than forming a good relationship with any other person or persons)
2) antidepressants (which have an overstated success rate and success LEVEL due to the economics involved with large pharmaceuticals--they're only mildly better than placebo, only work in about 2/3rds of people, and are most successful in mild to moderate cases, rather than severe depression) and
3) that by far the most important aspect of getting over these difficulties isn't found in the above 2 themselves, but in making changes in your life. The therapy can help immensely with that. The medications can help kickstart things often enough. But they are only the beginning, and they are the EASIEST part.
Mr. Persson, and any others that feel similarly isolated and hopeless, I don't know what I can say in the right way. But as a person that has difficulty with trust, I hope that you can believe I'm sincere in what I'm about to say.
I wish I could just hang out with you some time. I wish I could make you believe I have the closest thing humanly possible to zero interest in your wealth. I wish I could find out if you and I could be friends, not because of some shallow worthless motivation, but because I want to have good friendships, and I want others to have them too. I hope you keep trying, and try to keep in mind one very important thing: It doesn't matter how many times you don't follow through on your next goal; what matters is that you keep trying. When you succeed, the number of attempts won't matter much, except in spreading your wisdom as Edison did regarding the lightbulb. "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Shining Sunshine
Banned
He got really lucky Minecraft took off, so I don't think it's a good idea to re-sink his ego into another game development. Scrolls bombed hard and it probably hit him hard.
Didn't know that.
StrangeTaco
Member
Really hope for Notch's sake he isn't reading this thread. Some pretty awful posts in here but this one takes the cake.
Head.spawn
Junior Member
Come out of retirement?
Just because he made a fuckload of money didn't mean he needed to leave the company, bail on his workmates, stop developing games, stop pursuing what he loves. He could reinvest that money into something so much more worthwhile than a bunch of cars, Ibiza trips and Jay Z mansions.
Just because he made a fuckload of money didn't mean he needed to leave the company, bail on his workmates, stop developing games, stop pursuing what he loves. He could reinvest that money into something so much more worthwhile than a bunch of cars, Ibiza trips and Jay Z mansions.
charlequin
Banned
It didn't work out.
POWERSPHERE
Banned
He needs to stop living a pointless life and start to create again. Having money does nothing to quench your basic needs if you're a creative person.
Had no idea he got divorced less than a year after being married, there's very little information online about it.
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Most of you gus are talking about what he should do with his money, your advice seems to focus on professional endeavors ... I think what hes really struggling with are the societal changes. People that he can trust, relate to and form relationships with. Stripping that away from you must really hurt and I think thats where hes coming from.
cluxdeluxe
Banned
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hitsugi
Member
He's still human.
At what income level do you lose empathy for another person?
shadowstar
Member
This is the life you have when you want famous friends so you pay agencies to hire friends/celebs to come to your parties.
I think we've long since established that money doesn't buy, or equal, happiness. To think so is really kind of shallow. Depression can fuck with pretty much anyone, regardless of their socioeconomic status.
atomic moth
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John Caboose
Member
It sucks how hard it is to find good friends as an adult, I imagine having that much money fucks with it even more. I feel like I could be friends with the dude but since there's no natural way to ever meet him it would never happen. I hope he finds some genuine people that he can rely on and can consider his real friends.
Monocle
Member
Yeah, it seems like he would have been better off sticking with the level of normal he was accustomed to before his success. Just because you're fabulously wealthy doesn't mean you have to maintain a lavish lifestyle if that doesn't appeal to you.
If I ever strike it rich I'm almost positive that I'll want to live relatively modestly, besides traveling and dining. You've got to stay grounded somehow.
Exactly how rich do you have to be to stop having feelings? I'm asking because all of these feels are super inconvenient and I intend to get rid of them with fat stacks of sweet cash money ASAP.
Sapphire Dreams
Member
Dear Lord there is so much envy in this thread.
No idea why people think rich people cannot have depression.
No idea why people think rich people cannot have depression.
Seriously. Having money obviously helps ease the burden and stress of a lot of factors. (Health bills of yourself and others, food, shelter, etc.).
But to think that after you reach a certain amount of money you can't be depressed? You'd have to be the most materialistic person in the world, and I understand that our modern society is a shitty one, but some people in GAF should be better than this.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Starting a vinyl collection would probably take him about a week to complete it with his money, there wouldn't really be any achievement in getting a new disc sadly.
It's a sad position to be in, when you're in a state of depression even those things that are clearly good in your life still aren't enough to make you happy. I've been there and actually had a decent life at the time, but the once it hit nothing anyone said or did made things better. Ended up with a failed overdose and being found unconscious in a park. After that I decided that I has just been too self-centered and needed to change some small things in my life to make it great again.
I mean, obviously it's wrong, but when so much depression comes from a huge income disparity, it's easy to see why so many would be frustrated at seeing the mega rich complaining about seemingly nothing.
I'd go so far as to say it makes sense. But the human mind doesn't seem to work like that, people get depressed even when one of the most common factors of depression is taken out of the equation.
You can try a therapist, talk to a friend, talk to some family member, talk to anyone that cares for you. Complaining on Twitter achieves nothing but people mad at you or that sympathizers with you but can't help you.
cluxdeluxe
Banned
LOL.
Are you just throwing away your account or left it open at home or something? Angry SO maybe.
Looking at your post history you have edited out the content of all your posts today.
Murder. She Wrote
Member
What do people expect, we live in a society that tells us we can get rid of all of our problems if we get enough money. A lot of ignorance in this thread.
This is very far from the truth. His problems (feelings of isolation, not knowing what to dedicate his life towards, perhaps general depression) are some of the most basic things all humans share at one point or another. Your critique of his situation is a dishonest summary, and I hope you reconsider your view towards a human being that brought a lot of joy into the world but is feeling terrible himself.
Dismissing the problems of a wealthy person is short-sighted. Every one of us with the ability to post on NeoGAF are already in a class much of the world would kill for. Mood always readjusts and the mind still craves.
Droopaloop
Banned
Hopefully the man gets it sorted out and finds some people to talk to. Depression seems like the type of thing that can catch up with you regardless of your past fortunes.
so many sensitive souls in this thread, this GAF what did I expect.
whether he is rich or not is neither here nor there, while I agree he shouldn't get bashed for it.
I can also why some people find it difficult to sympathise with a billionaire, though I am baffled by arm-chair psychologists posting long self-righteous diatribes about why he is entitled to sympathy though...
whether he is rich or not is neither here nor there, while I agree he shouldn't get bashed for it.
I can also why some people find it difficult to sympathise with a billionaire, though I am baffled by arm-chair psychologists posting long self-righteous diatribes about why he is entitled to sympathy though...
Quadraphonic
Member
Co-worker of mine had a UK celeb fall for her. They were childhood friends.
He bought her a stupid-expensive ring and flew out more than once to California to go on dates.
He was incredibly out of touch with how people in the real world actually interact and have relationships. He thought he could buy anybody he wanted, since back home he always got everything he wanted.
He never even really asked her out. He only said "Can I keep you?"
Thankfully she wasn't dumb enough to put any effort into this clown.
Notch has lost all context with the real world and is only half-admitting it. He needs help and is partying way too fucking much. Just giving co-workers money isn't going to solve problems. He literally thought he could fix a social problem with money. As long as he has legions of kids worshiping him and surrounds himself by vapid idiots saying he can do no wrong, he'll never change his lifestyle.
I can't give advice, but I totally saw this coming. He's not happy and he doesn't know how to fix it. When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. And he has one fucking expensive hammer.
He bought her a stupid-expensive ring and flew out more than once to California to go on dates.
He was incredibly out of touch with how people in the real world actually interact and have relationships. He thought he could buy anybody he wanted, since back home he always got everything he wanted.
He never even really asked her out. He only said "Can I keep you?"
Thankfully she wasn't dumb enough to put any effort into this clown.
Notch has lost all context with the real world and is only half-admitting it. He needs help and is partying way too fucking much. Just giving co-workers money isn't going to solve problems. He literally thought he could fix a social problem with money. As long as he has legions of kids worshiping him and surrounds himself by vapid idiots saying he can do no wrong, he'll never change his lifestyle.
I can't give advice, but I totally saw this coming. He's not happy and he doesn't know how to fix it. When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. And he has one fucking expensive hammer.
Yeah, I've been facing this. It's very isolating.
I miss having a friend to go out to dinner with or just hang out for an evening. Just someone to talk to would be nice. Social outings were critical to my well being back in the U.S. but these days my only local friends are podcasts. So glad to be getting the hell out of this backwards French village and to a big city again but that may not solve anything since I'm also an introvert.
so Im confused he was concerned about his employees feels like he took care of them they were afraid to reach out tell him how they really felt. Then he says fuck them fuck them all with last response to him former employee? That seemed really mean thing to say more than simply a response.