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'I've never felt more isolated': The man who sold Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5 billion reveals the empty side of success Comment By Julie Bort MailTribune.com By Julie Bort Posted Aug. 29, 2015 at 9:55 AM By Julie Bort Posted Aug. 29, 2015 at 9:55 AM » Social News Sklathill / Flickr It's the dream of many a startup founder: Make something people love and wind up wildly rich, selling the company for billions. But after you do that, what comes next? It could be a sense of hopeless isolation. So says Minecraft founder Markus Persson (aka "Notch") in a strangely revealing series of tweets. Microsoft bought Minecraft for $2.5 billion almost a year ago, and the founder did not join Microsoft after the sale. Persson certainly looked like he was having a blast, living the big life. He bought a $70 million mansion, completed with a massive wall of candy , and has been hosting wild parties ever since. But he's really bored and deeply lonely, he revealed in a series of tweets. " The problem with getting everything is you run out of reasons to keep trying, and human interaction becomes impossible due to imbalance," he tweeted . "Hanging out in ibiza with a bunch of friends and partying with famous people, able to do whatever I want, and I've never felt more isolated." Here's the whole tweet string: Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/637562496056995840 The problem with getting everything is you run out of reasons to keep trying, and human interaction becomes impossible due to imbalance. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/637563038258868224 Hanging out in ibiza with a bunch of friends and partying with famous people, able to do whatever I want, and I've never felt more isolated. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/637563226755067904 In sweden, I will sit around and wait for my friends with jobs and families to have time to do shit, watching my reflection in the monitor. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/637563481139638272 When we sold the company, the biggest effort went into making sure the employees got taken care of, and they all hate me now. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/637563733124980736 Found a great girl, but she's afraid of me and my life style and went with a normal person instead. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/637565210266570752 I would Musk and try to save the world, but that just exposes me to the same type of #$%^@ that made me sell minecraft again. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/637569407208849408 People who made sudden success are telling me this is normal and will pass. That's good to know! I guess I'll take a shower then! NOW WATCH: New aerial footage shows aftermath of explosion in China See Also: The CEO of this $30 billion company gives half of his gross income to charity What Mark Zuckerberg's resume might look like if he never became a billionaire success 17 tech CEOs who earn more than 100 times as much as their employees SEE ALSO: This guy was trying to build a jewelry business and wound up with a hugely successful tech company By Julie Bort MailTribune.com By Julie Bort Posted Aug. 29, 2015 at 9:55 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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