I think he is moving to a simple life as he already had enough money to enjoy for the rest of his life.



With his btc owned, he can live financially free so he could already be satisfied with his wealth.
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Satoshi clearly enjoyed hacking in it's truest and purest (MIT) sense. People who do amazing things do so for the pleasure of doing them. Many people who discuss fame will say that fame isn't the goal.