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I liberate the ending to Minecraft from Microsoft and give it to you

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Re: I liberate the ending to Minecraft from Microsoft and give it to you

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Post by jchw »

hoten wrote: post #15

Certainly there's a world where the author just knew, at some point in this process, "let me just give this giant stressor of a problem to a lawyer"—without losing whatever it means to "be an artist" or opportunities at growth he attributes to only occurring because he was awful at business.

They do express regret for not simply doing this, so I guess you are right. But, the story wouldn't be very interesting if it had played out that way, so I guess here we are.

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Post by dcow »

hoten wrote: post #15

Certainly there's a world where the author just knew, at some point in this process, "let me just give this giant stressor of a problem to a lawyer"—without losing whatever it means to "be an artist" or opportunities at growth he attributes to only occurring because he was awful at business.

Yeah I feel a twist in my gut for this guy. He is so frustrated it's incredible. He wrote 90% more than he needed to on this topic. The essay is long and rambling and I've missed any point he's trying to make... much like the words of his "End Poem". They are senseless and, ultimately, meaningless. They are not deep. They are incoherent. No wonder he's stuck in a narrative of his own creation. That's his life. If his emails with Carl were anything like his writing in this essay, then any reasonable person would have been at wits end trying to negotiate with this guy. He is right about one thing, though: the universe owes him nothing.

All of his problems could have been solved if he just did the sensible normal thing any person would do and have a lawyer help him figure it out.

Re: I liberate the ending to Minecraft from Microsoft and give it to you

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Post by thomasz »

ipaddr wrote: post #17
pfoof wrote: post #6

Well, and karma apparently works, as notch's life after becoming billionaire doesn't seem to be too positive

What happened to him? The story mentions vegas but is otherwise vague

He got incredibly lonely, lost all his friend, and got ostracized over posting some alt right and Q shit on twitter.

Re: I liberate the ending to Minecraft from Microsoft and give it to you

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Post by dcow »

thomasz wrote: post #25
ipaddr wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What happened to him? The story mentions vegas but is otherwise vague

He got incredibly lonely, lost all his friend, and got ostracized over posting some alt right and Q shit on twitter.

In other words, he finally grew up and, instead of dealing it in his 20s, is dealing with it in his 30s. He'll come around.

Re: I liberate the ending to Minecraft from Microsoft and give it to you

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Post by pearjuice »

When so much money is involved very few friendships or relationships will survive. You can't morally steer someone into the "right" direction by sending frustrated emails when there's generational wealth on the line for the other parties involved. The author should have put his feelings aside and involved a lawyer.

Re: I liberate the ending to Minecraft from Microsoft and give it to you

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Post by deanCommie »

dcow wrote: post #26
thomasz wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He got incredibly lonely, lost all his friend, and got ostracized over posting some alt right and Q shit on twitter.

In other words, he finally grew up and, instead of dealing it in his 20s, is dealing with it in his 30s. He'll come around.

What a strange thing to say.

Most of us don't lose all our friends, or go in the deep end alt-right in our 20's...

Re: I liberate the ending to Minecraft from Microsoft and give it to you

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Post by antiterra »

hoten wrote: post #15

Certainly there's a world where the author just knew, at some point in this process, "let me just give this giant stressor of a problem to a lawyer"—without losing whatever it means to "be an artist" or opportunities at growth he attributes to only occurring because he was awful at business.

He had an agent he could have just called up— but you see this all the time. People think that sorting out business with contracts ruins friendships, but it’s very often the lack of contract and the resulting fight that irreparably severs relationships.

It’s not just some capitalism v art thing either. It’s communicating and promising and accountability.

To anyone reading, if you’ve got a business partner and you think he’s given you 50% of a business because he said it one night at dinner, saying you’re cofounders— get it on paper in terms you both agree to. Go halfsies on a lawyer who helps you both accurately match terms (copyright assignment is one of those things where particular wording, intent and employment arrangement are important.) If you have doubts, maybe watch The Social Network or read about Hoefler&Co. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoefler_%26_Co.)

Re: I liberate the ending to Minecraft from Microsoft and give it to you

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Post by dcow »

deanCommie wrote: post #28
dcow wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In other words, he finally grew up and, instead of dealing it in his 20s, is dealing with it in his 30s. He'll come around.

What a strange thing to say. Most of us don't lose all our friends, or go in the deep end alt-right in our 20's...

My point is that he's in a shared melodramatic phase. It seems bad now, no doubt. But time heals all wounds. He'll find his friends again. He'll realize that Twitter isn't the right forum for posting batshit crazy stuff if you're sensitive to criticism. He'll repair things. He'll find his peace. Or he'll go insane. I'm hoping the former as a fellow human.
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