Being rich is tough

I think that's sort of the point he is making.

He/she must have been quite naïve.

Of course you can. You just need to know how. Or at least make effort to search instead of tweeting about it.

If I had such money I would try to buy a nice little island and develop it.

Mmmmm... I was thinking more along the lines of Sim City/Island, but perhaps Tropico is a better fit.

Could do something like this:

www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/71538279/brad-pitt-builds-109-homes-in-katrinahit-new-orleans

150 houses wouldn't put much of a dent in $2B.

Exactly. The whole point is that he's just a nerd who just happened to write a game that he wanted to make and play, and that game was a great success. It didn't turn him into a kind of person to withstand peer pressure or to go to do something he didn't want to do before.

Loneliness on Ibiza? Every introvert is lonely and feels out of place on a party.
Waiting for anybody to come online staring on the monitor? Well, he's that kind of guy.

Being a nerd isn't wrong, but it's something money can't change. Motivation coupled with money and time, however...

It can help you be less lonely. I mean, you could use money to open the doors for you. To walk through those doors, of course, is entirely different matter.

Had a surprisingly in-depth (2+ hours) conversation with someone about this yesterday. I admit I'm a bit talked out about it and couldn't possibly convey my thoughts as thoroughly as I did in that convo, but I've no doubt that regardless of the how's and why's of his wealth, surely such a level of wealth comes with a mountain of challenges that one would otherwise never undergo. Remarking that any of us would be more than happy to undergo such challenges doesn't make the challenges any less real. I can also understand Notch's hesitancy to complain about such things on a public platform due to it likely being taken that way. Notch's farewell letter sums up the fellow's sentiments on some of this fairly well.

In a strange way, (bear with me here!) I'm reminded of how judged I sometimes feel simply because I recently purchased a convertible. Look, I know. It sounds like an utterly daft thing to complain about, but you might be amazed at some of the stuff that happens to me. For example, my neighbors all have fairly innocuous vehicles. There have been times that I've gone out to my car to put the top down and drive off somewhere and yet there are, from a select few neighbors, an obvious and detectable glare. Apparently, they disapprove. I sometimes get the same thing when I pull up to a stop light surrounded by other cars; I've seen more than my fair share of eye rolling cast my way. What the hell. It's terribly awkward and, honestly, completely unprovoked. I'm not trying to use my car as a status symbol, but simply because it's a convertible they assume that's all it is to me. They also assume I'm flaunting wealth or some such nonsense. I'm not a wealthy bloke. I have an average flat that I pay for at an average cost. And guess what - I have an average car as well. My neighbors actually have more expensive cars than me! Seriously. I know what year, make, and model there cars are (which one can know easily by just looking at a vehicle). Almost every single neighbor has a vehicle that exceeds the cost of my own and, in some cases, are more than double the cost of my own! (You'd be amazed how expensive a 2015 Prius can get.) I got my convertible used; I was just lucky enough to find one at a great price with low mileage and absolutely no wear. The thing is shiny, looks brand new, and has lovely leather bucket seats with red trim. But, for some reason, the fact that my car has a removable roof and half as many seats as other cars makes me a flaunting asshole, apparently. The reality of the situation is so incredibly innocent by comparison: I just enjoy driving around my city (on nearby roads such as this) with the top down. It's incredibly relaxing and it's when I do some of my best thinking. I'm sorry that I have a vehicle preference. Please forgive me.

Granted, this is a severe case of apples and oranges (contrary to popular belief, I'm not a billionaire), but perhaps it does demonstrate that you can never truly understand someone else's situation from a distance (financial or otherwise).