minecraft was such a good game pre 2016
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You skipped the part where his marriage fell apart, he became heavily depressed, and in a bout of despair and escapism (ironic), he agreed to sell his company and game to Microsoft so he didn't have to deal with it anymore. He would have been wealthy anyway, but selling out is what made him a billionaire, and what freed him to eventually emerge as based.