# Mike Tomlin Minecraft city video

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Mike Tomlin Minecraft city video and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A video of a Minecraft city Mike Tomlin spent 12 years building, praised for its earnest, joyful sharing and thoughtful ideas about entertainment and life.

## Why people recommend it

- Earnest, joyful show of years of work (2 comments): "There’s something so refreshingly earnest, and joyful about watching someone share something they’ve poured so much time and themselves into." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49938227)) "it's wild to think that he has been working on this since before they were born" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49939770))
- Thoughtful views on entertainment and life (2 comments): "I resonated when he said 'entertainment is for detaching from life'" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49940453)) "I did and find it impressive and intellectual." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49947487))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Mike Tomlin Minecraft city video", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mike-tomlin-minecraft-city-video/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).