The man who sold Minecraft for $2.5B reveals the empty side of success

He seems to be lonely because he has a lonely life. There are plenty of happy people both wealthy and poor. They have found out what keeps them going and work hard to do it. Now he has the wealth to get support and attempt to determine what an help him keep going and working hard.

I'm neither wealthy nor surrounded by wealth. Some of my friends are driven to obtain great wealth for various reasons such as improving the education in their hometown or preserving more of the planet. These days I'm happy with the riches of holding my wife's hand and solving problems. Just last night I helped my friend's kid solve how to fix the wooden blocks most efficiently in a wooden box. Soon after they were dumped out in a pile on the floor. Success and failure are transient.

These articles always bring out a bunch of people saying basically "suck it up you loser".

It's really irritating that someone talking about their mental health is dismissed because they're rich.

Life is hard. Death, that great pressure, is coming for all of us. Staying motivated after your "great success" is not guaranteed.

Therapy can help.

He's got 2.5B. So, want something to do, something that is worthwhile?

Go setup a charity. One which is your passion. Go setup schools at cheap locations, with good enough equipment and teach coding and IT to the poor/disadvantaged.

Don't just sit there and cry about having nothing the other side of it.

Can't believe this attitude.

Boo hoo. He got an insanely great payout and now he can really spend time doing whatever he wants. Depression affects the rich as well as the poor but not having to worry about making a living takes a nice chunk of that burden off his shoulders.