I would probably agree. If the commies can't make you join, they will have you destroyed.

Notch must have evaluated his options and future and must have determined that he would be ousted at some point in the future. So, instead of being ousted and disgraced, he sold the company, got a billion dollars, and left under good terms. In a way, a win.

While people would want him to stay and fight the commie corruption, we should respect people wishes to be left in peace and not personally invest themselves in a war and potentially be martyred.