Really? Tell that to Elon Musk. The fact is when you have unlimited funds and don’t have to worry about the commercial success of a project it can be very freeing. Notch can try whatever gaming project he wants with no regard for financial viability. That’s the most inspired working conditions I can think of. He didn’t set out to make billions when he created Minecraft. If it was financial gains he was looking for, Minecraft (on paper) was a terrible idea at the time it was created. No one could have predicted how much it would resonate with the masses. Don’t confuse that with some sort of necessity on Notch’s part to make money. He got luck on that front.

Wut. Dude was given 2.5 billion. Last I heard he was sitting in a mansion in LA. Money doesn’t cause people to seek out new inspirations, neccessity does.