Minecraft Billionaire Markus Persson Hates Being a Billionaire

Oh poor him. There's a rather easy fix for this if he chooses.

I got the impression from the article that Markus is looking to the money and saying "money, are you making me happy?". He is spending it partying and dancing and doing gods knows what in Ibiza. He appears to not find happiness in that either.

For me I find happiness in having a small number of true friends, trying to have the best family relationships I can, trying to be as fit as I can be, being a good father, doing computer programming which I love, and pursuing my other interests like kickboxing and going to movies. It's not a billionaire lifestyle, and I'm very, very far from rich. Even if I had money though I wouldn't pursue much else for happiness except maybe some travel too.

I wonder if Markus might find happiness not in billions and the associated lifestyle but by finding happiness in the very ordinary.

Someone wise once said to me "You'll only become happy when you truly accept your mediocrity.". I think that's especially true for people who think they are not mediocre for some reason.

When he is not happy, he appears to blame the money.

I vow that when I do become a billionaire I won't do that.

Happiness is relative, yes I understand that logically, but you just won't be able to illicit empathy from others for the pain of having too much money.

His last tweet has it right, the guilt will pass, just relax, go somewhere no one knows you and disconnect for a while. Hell, you're in the billionaire club, go ask Musk how he handled it. He handles it by taking on larger problems I imagine.

He and everyone here knows what he needs to do.

He just needs to do it.

Create.