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by theknown99 4521 days ago
He won the lottery. He didn't develop something meaningful. That must be rough. Imagine if you hacked together a "hello world" program, and it made you a millionaire. Wouldn't that kinda suck?
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I don't think the helloworld analogy is correct. The game is simple but not trivial. .

Intentionally or not, he made something that most millions of people enjoy, to me that seems to be a pretty good accomplishment.

Even so, there's a point of fame/money/success beyond which most people are uncomfortable.

Look at lottery winners. I would certainly not want to win the lottery, because most winners end up having a terrible life.

Also, lots of people enjoy shooting things, but being the inventor of the gun must have been a pretty heavy burden. Just because something is enjoyable, doesn't necessarily mean it's "good" overall...