Markus Persson

Markus Persson, also known as Notch, is a Swedish video game developer and founder of Mojang, world-famous for creating the classic game Minecraft. After Mojang sold Minecraft to Microsoft for US$2.5 billion in 2014, he caught media attention yet again in 2017, for his controversial political opinions expressed on Twitter. He has been identified by the admins of this site as ENTP.

Quotes

 * "I wouldn't want to do anything like 'Minecraft' again, where it's, like, an on-going thing, and there are customers I have to keep happy."
 * "Just make games for yourself and try to have a critical eye to what you do. If you genuinely like the game, there will be other people who like it as well."
 * "I'm not an entrepreneur. I'm not a CEO. I'm a nerdy computer programmer who likes to have opinions on Twitter."
 * "Substance comes from losing until you make yourself win. Participation awards regardless of performance, is an opiate that kills passion."
 * "It's okay to be white."
 * David Eddings:‏ I'm afraid that ignorance, hate, racism, and violence will be exacerbated by silence. If speaking out is not an answer then what is?
 * Markus Persson: Reading up on history, thinking for yourself, and not being an idiot.
 * [In response to a Twitter user who tweeted to him that "it’s not OK to celebrate white privilege".]: "Privilege is a made up metric used to silence and repress. We are all different, and that is ok. We listen to individuals and help each other based on individual strengths and needs. We do not generalize based on skin color, bigot."
 * "Mansplaining is a sexist term designed to silence men via gender shaming."
 * On Twitter in 2015: ""Hanging out in Ibiza with a bunch of friends and partying with famous people, able to do whatever I want, and I've never felt more isolated."