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 Who wants to be a billionaire?

8/30/2015

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 Well, today's news story shows the pitfalls of having too much money.

Apparently, Swedish Minecraft inventor Markus Persson claims he's 'never felt more isolated' since selling his company Mojang AB to Microsoft for £1.5billion. He launched the computer game Minecraft in 2009 that allows players to build an entire world using retro-looking blocks. According to Forbes, he has a personal fortune of around £1billion.

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 The Swede tweeted this morning about how he disliked his new-found wealth and felt unchallenged and empty. He said you run out of reasons to keep trying, and human interaction becomes impossible due to imbalance.

I guess he means that his friends can't afford to do the things he takes as normal.

The 35-year-old, now one of the richest people in the world, has spent lavishly and partied extravagantly, leading to fears that he'll buckle under the pressure. Source: Daily Mail. 

None of us know how too much wealth would affect us—not until we're thrown into the enviable position. Will the scales tip one way or the other? Some people support charities, or involve themselves in worthwhile causes. But, left floundering, others fall prey to indulging themselves in temptations that lie in wait behind boulders along the path of life.

All I can say is: why is life so unbalanced? Why do some people live in poverty while others get fat?

Let's say my bank account suddenly took an upturn. What would I do with the funds? I long to be relieved of debt. Surely solvency would satisfy me. Or … maybe I'd buy myself some new clothes to replace those I bought at least ten years ago, and take on a maintenance team to tidy up my neglected garden, and employ a housekeeper to do the jobs I can no longer tackle. Now I think of it, the list goes on and on.

If you suddenly acquired more money than you could handle, what would you do with it?

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liese wolff link
8/30/2015 03:16:45 am

What I would give to have large funds in my account!! But at the same time, my family has our health, we're happy, always have food on the table and a roof over our heads. If I did have large funds though we always say we'd buy a plot of land and build a small community for our family and friends. Guess you have to be careful what you wish for

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Nick #thisyearinmusic link
8/30/2015 04:48:33 am

Persson is great. He's really into Aphex Twin, and oddly Aphex's kids are into mincraft, so its a weird love in.

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Sojourner link
8/30/2015 02:02:23 pm

I honestly have no idea what I'd do with a billion dollars. I can only imagine how stressful it would be to have that responsibility. I recently read something that said in order to achieve monetary comfort one needs no more than 75,000.00 per year. Every dollar above this amount does nothing to contribute towards happiness. Makes sense to me.

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Sunila Vig link
8/30/2015 03:04:01 pm

I find the thought scary. Having too much of anything is a risky business and I have always known it even before I saw examples of extended family get super rich and lose all balance in life. I would hire a financial planner to help invest more than half towards charities. The rest could make us debt free and allow us to travel more and help anyone in need. Wish wealth was evenly distributed though :)

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Anamika Agnihotri link
8/30/2015 04:23:20 pm

In India we equate Money to Goddess Lakshmi and wisdom to Goddess Saraswati. And there is a common saying - Lakshmi (wealth) and Saraswati (wisdom and knowledge) cannot stay together for long. So when there comes too much of wealth suddenly a person is bound to loose his wisdom and go drifting away. I cannot think of what will I do when I become a billionaire. Oh good Lord never take me there, just give me enough.

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Ajay Pai link
9/1/2015 06:16:36 pm

I agree to Anamika here. But my greedy mind wants Goddess Lakshmi to be constant in my life, which she's not. But then i know, i will never have enough.. Am not so lucky related to wealth accumulation.

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