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What I learned from reading Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner.---Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium — Subscribers can listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes and every bonus episode. ---[0:35] For a new generation, Carmack and Romero personified an American dream: they were self-made individuals who had transformed their personal passions into a big business, a new art form, and a cultural phenomenon.[1:19] His (John Carmack) game and life aspired to the elegant discipline of computer code.[1:40] Romero wants an empire. I just want to create good programs.[3:07] No matter what Romero suffered he could always escape back into games.[4:55] Romero’s stepdad smashed Romero’s face into the machine as punishment for playing video games.[5:24] He beat Romero until the boy had a fat lip and a black eye. Romero was grounded for two weeks. The next day he snuck back to the arcade.[7:40] One afternoon his father left to pick up groceries. Romero wouldn't s