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Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
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Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
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This behavior is disgusting in ways I cannot begin to describe. You didn't even attempt to do anything helpful, and probably didn't even read the post you responded to. To others: don't waste your time clicking on this link, it's just an obfuscated link to lmgtfy.com
Get over yourself.
The commenter should have just googled it if they wanted context. You are disgusting.
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#143This very recent tweet from Dong seems to explain his motivation: https://twitter.com/dongatory/statuses/432096186313355264 other guy: "No problem, but you hate the success of Flappy Bird?" Dong: "Not because of them but because how people use my game. They are overusing it."
And in about a month or two Flappy Bird fever will wear off and folks will move onto something else. Don't turn down millions of dollars because people are doing what people do! Someone remind him of all the folks who have downloaded his game and stopped playing nearly immediately...,
A good reason to turn down the money is that this is an unusual event, and may get people thinking. And we also have an unavoidable mechanism that is our conscience. I'm fairly sure that his decision will make him happier and more at peace with himself in the long run.
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#144Clones in 3...2...1...
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#145Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not noble to waste opportunity like that. If he doesn't like money, he should take the money then give it away. A lot of poor people would kill to have that money to feed themselves and their families, or send their kid to school - if he feels so inclined he should take it and give it to them. If not, he's wasting a huge opportunity to either be very rich or very charitable out of some poorly thought-through rig…
So you advocate doing things you find morally objectionable while telling yourself that it is the right thing to do because you can give the money away afterwards? That sounds insane to me.
Yeah this is basically like drug dealers saying I give all the money to charity.
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#146Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#147I was explaining to my kids he other day this great silly game and they already knew what it was. The first thing they said was people play that all the time at school. The top reviews are "tounge in cheek" to the addictiveness of the game.
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#148Earlier quoted context omitted.
So you advocate doing things you find morally objectionable while telling yourself that it is the right thing to do because you can give the money away afterwards? That sounds insane to me.
I think it's morally objectionable to waste a rare opportunity when one could just as easily channel that opportunity towards the benefits of others.
This really does not compute for me, so it's bad to stop ruining people's lives if in ruining their lives you could help other people's lives? What if the people addicted and raging over Flappy Bird are the same ones that you think should be helped?
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#149Now even more people are going to rush to the App store and download the game today before the app is taken down.. assuming that would really happen.
Re: Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, taking down game; "I can't take this anymore"
#150Maybe he's more brilliant than we've given him credit for. Possible scenario is that he's received take downs for prior art, name infringement or whatever. Instead of fighting it and waiting for Apple and Google to do it he says he's taking it down, driving popularity while doubling or tripling his ad impressions for a couple days