> Notch, meanwhile, appears to be miserable, bitter, and directionless.

I don't think that's because of either the money or Notch as a persson. It's because of the incredibly toxic community that came up around such a light hearted and simple game.

There's a shitload of backlash whenever he makes anything that's not Minecraft. See his space game with a programmable 6502 or his game jam games or...

Put Toady or Zachtronics under the same microscope and they'll shut down too. Human beings just aren't made for that.