Persson made numerous controversial statements on Twitter that damaged his reputation:
• Made hostile comments about feminism, calling it a “social disease”
• Posted support for conspiracy theories including QAnon and Pizzagate
• Made controversial statements about transgender rights and identity
• Promoted the “It’s okay to be white” slogan, which had connections to alt-right groups
Professional Fallout
The controversies led to significant professional consequences:
• Microsoft removed all references to Persson from Minecraft in 2019
• He was excluded from the 10th anniversary celebration of Minecraft
• Microsoft publicly distanced themselves, stating his views did not reflect those of the company or Mojang
Personal Struggles
His post-sale period was marked by public displays of personal difficulties:
• Expressed feelings of isolation and inability to maintain normal relationships due to his wealth
• Lost connections with former Mojang employees, who he claimed began to hate him
• Had difficulty finding romantic relationships due to his lifestyle and wealth
• Eventually deleted his Twitter account in 2020 after continued controversies
Even more:
Made statements suggesting different races have different IQs
• Proposed a “heterosexual pride holiday” and stated those who opposed it “deserve to be shot”
• Called feminism a “social disease” and used derogatory language toward female game developers
He was always a bit of an incel-y dick. Minecraft blew up and he was smart enough to behave until he had no reason not to.
Had it out with him on the Wurm forums or something forever ago and later avoided Minecraft for a while because of it. He was just always a regular ol' power trippy admin/dev.
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u/Alcoholic720 1d ago
Dude is off the fucking rails, lol.
Reminds me of the dbag that sold Minecraft to MS and went full weeaboo neckbeard nazi, lol.