That's just an excuse so he can keep feeling sorry for himself.  He has neither the creativity, drive nor personal strength to do something an order of magnitude less ambutious than Musk--he couldn't handle the pressure even of running Mojang, so he threw a tantrum and bailed.  He is hardly some great luminary of our time--he's a schlub who made an unexpectedly popular game, much of the development of which was done by others.