Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out

Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by vacri on Tuesday March 11, 2014 @08:34PM (#7383196)

Let's be clearer: he has the money he needs to live comfortably. For some people, that's all the money they need. "But you could have even more if you gave it to an agency!" Yes, but a) that means negotiating with an agency (which includes /finding/ one) and jumping through a bunch of hoops, and b) still having to deal with being a 'maverick personality' on the internet.

Or you could just take the Bill Watterson route, shut up shop, and live the rest of your life comfortably and in private.

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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by sanoli on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @02:02PM (#7387177)

I don't know why is this so hard for people to understand? Once you have enough so that you don't have to work anymore and live comfortably, one choice is to stop and actually do it. I already have my mark set, f I by any chance get 1.5 million US$, I'll quit. Even if I could keep on getting more and reach twice that.

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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by lutusp on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @02:08PM (#7387214)

> I already have my mark set, f I by any chance get 1.5 million US$, I'll quit.

That's the Workaholic Test™ -- if you make a million dollars, do you drop everything and sit on a beach somewhere reading a worthwhile novel, or do you move the goal posts and carry on toward a new, less realistic goal?

Most people won't make a million dollars, so most people will never know whether they're workaholics.

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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by trillium on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @03:03PM (#7387558)

I greatly enjoy working on my startups, ideas and projects. If I had 5 million dollars, I would just change how I work.

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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by tempestn on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @08:23PM (#7389365)

Ditto. This "test" assumes lying on a beach producing nothing is an ideal to strive for. I enjoy my vacations, but I wouldn't want to do that all the time!

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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by dllthomas on Thursday March 13, 2014 @01:24PM (#7393236)

Maybe you have some level of workaholism? Though I'm not sure labeling it where it's not harmful makes sense...

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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by sanoli on Saturday March 15, 2014 @06:42PM (#7406840)

I won't sit on a beach all day, but maybe I'll move to a beach house somewhere safe, and enjoy the hell out of my children growing up. And will read/learn/do interesting stuff. And I think I can get to be worth 1.5 mil someday.

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Re:Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out by sanoli on Saturday March 15, 2014 @06:49PM (#7406871)

Ha, I didn't read your name before I replied. You actually stopped when you reached your mark, and travelled the world on a boat. Awesome. I also read your 'Cottage Computer Programming' when I was a teen. Double awesome.

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