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'''Markus Alexej "Notch" Persson''' (born June 1st, 1979) is a Swedish [[video game]] programmer and designer best known for creating sandbox video game ''[[Minecraft]]'' and for founding corresponding video game company ''Mojang'' in 2009.
==Personal life==
Persson was born in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]], to a [[Finnish]] mother and Swedish father.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131014043325/http://www.ign.com/blogs/cat_fernim/2011/09/21/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-notch</ref> He began programming at age seven on his father's home computer, and made his first game at age eight.<ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/27719/Interview_Markus_Notch_Persson_Talks_Making_Minecraft.php</ref> He married Elin Zetterstrand in 2011 and one daughter<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-wizard-of-minecraft-85823/</ref> before their divorce in 2012.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120820073935/http://twitter.com/notch/status/235746965823033345</ref>
Persson is an [[atheist]]. He is a member of the [[Pirate Party (Sweden)|Pirate Party of Sweden]]<ref>http://torrentfreak.com/piracy-is-theft-ridiculous-lost-sales-they-dont-exist-says-minecraft-creator-110303/</ref> and high-intelligence organization [[Mensa (organization)|Mensa]].<ref>http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/spela/article8210456.ab</ref>
==Cancel culture==
Persson is a victim of [[cancel culture]], and was disavowed by [[Microsoft]], the current owners of ''Mojang'' and ''Minecraft'', due to political views expressed on his [[Twitter]] account. Persson had said in 2017 that [[feminism]] was a "social disease", calling most feminists "overtly sexist towards men". He also referred to feminist game developer and ''GamerGate'' target Zoë Quinn as a "c*nt",<ref>https://observer.com/2017/06/minecraft-gamergate-markus-persson-notch-zoe-quinn/</ref> and stated support of a [[Straight Pride]] day, saying opponents of the idea "deserved to be shot". Later that year, he tweeted the phrase "It's ok to be [[Caucasian|white]]" and called [[privilege]] a "made up metric". In 2019, updates to ''Minecraft'' removed every mention of Persson from the game except the credits, and he was not invited to the tenth anniversary event of the game, despite the fact that he created it.<ref>https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/minecraft-creator-excluded-from-anniversary-due-to-comments-and-opinions-exclusive-1203200050/</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Swedish People]]
[[Category:Video Games]]
[[Category:Victims of Cancel Culture]]
[[Category:Atheists]]
[[Category:Microsoft]]
==Personal life==
Persson was born in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]], to a [[Finnish]] mother and Swedish father.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131014043325/http://www.ign.com/blogs/cat_fernim/2011/09/21/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-notch</ref> He began programming at age seven on his father's home computer, and made his first game at age eight.<ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/27719/Interview_Markus_Notch_Persson_Talks_Making_Minecraft.php</ref> He married Elin Zetterstrand in 2011 and one daughter<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-wizard-of-minecraft-85823/</ref> before their divorce in 2012.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120820073935/http://twitter.com/notch/status/235746965823033345</ref>
Persson is an [[atheist]]. He is a member of the [[Pirate Party (Sweden)|Pirate Party of Sweden]]<ref>http://torrentfreak.com/piracy-is-theft-ridiculous-lost-sales-they-dont-exist-says-minecraft-creator-110303/</ref> and high-intelligence organization [[Mensa (organization)|Mensa]].<ref>http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/spela/article8210456.ab</ref>
==Cancel culture==
Persson is a victim of [[cancel culture]], and was disavowed by [[Microsoft]], the current owners of ''Mojang'' and ''Minecraft'', due to political views expressed on his [[Twitter]] account. Persson had said in 2017 that [[feminism]] was a "social disease", calling most feminists "overtly sexist towards men". He also referred to feminist game developer and ''GamerGate'' target Zoë Quinn as a "c*nt",<ref>https://observer.com/2017/06/minecraft-gamergate-markus-persson-notch-zoe-quinn/</ref> and stated support of a [[Straight Pride]] day, saying opponents of the idea "deserved to be shot". Later that year, he tweeted the phrase "It's ok to be [[Caucasian|white]]" and called [[privilege]] a "made up metric". In 2019, updates to ''Minecraft'' removed every mention of Persson from the game except the credits, and he was not invited to the tenth anniversary event of the game, despite the fact that he created it.<ref>https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/minecraft-creator-excluded-from-anniversary-due-to-comments-and-opinions-exclusive-1203200050/</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Swedish People]]
[[Category:Video Games]]
[[Category:Victims of Cancel Culture]]
[[Category:Atheists]]
[[Category:Microsoft]]