[personZ]

I am very confused that Carmack finds himself in such a position.

Carmack quite famously made "Fuck You Money" over a decade ago. He was driving garages full of super expensive cars. He should have been the one with the levers.

Instead he became, effectively, an employee again. Why? Why would he do that?

[jacquesm]

funding Armadillo can't have been cheap.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_Aerospace

[bchjam]

pretty much, he said Armadillo had drained all of his 'crazy money' at a QuakeCon a couple years ago