Social Scott Adams (Dilbert Creator) RIP

[tastaylvr]

He drew pictures nobody cared about and was famous for having shitty views

Loneliness does that people

 

[cottagecheesefan]

Yeah, I'm no psychologist but he sounded off.

It made me sad because I loved his stuff for years.

The only thing that sounded off was you didn’t like his politics. He hosted a daily podcast with tens of thousands listening per day. Missed hy millions after a very successful career.

 

['Rocky']

 

[UberHere]

He drew pictures nobody cared about

Obviously false

 

[GearSolidMetal]

 

[HOLA]

If people only know this guy from his Dilbert cartoons they'd be shocked going down the rabbit hole of how this dude lost his mind.

 

[nonoob]

I loved Dilbert... my old boss hated when I put up classic comics to make fun of corporate policies.

Damn... I hated worked for certain huge Construction Company 15 years ago... They bought out my company, ruined it and I left 6 months later

Spoiler

Kiewit

Meetings, meetings and more worthless meetings...

This one really hit him where it hurts

Worked for 3 years '96-'98 as an automotive applications engineer with regular meetings that were mostly a waste of everybody's time. My office had several Dilbert cartoons on the wall about micro managers wasting work time, the constant IT issues of having to make new software programs work along with Autocad, Solidworks, Quark, Office, etc.

His nerdy Dilbert character seemed like he was specifically writing about our company.

RIP Scott, you rocked.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

No one is dumb enough to believe that's real.

There's your fact-check, buddy.

 

[HOLA]

I knew who he was, but can't say I ever followed him or his cartoon much. I know he said some controversial things previously as well. RIP

I will say it was very interesting that he said he converted to Christianity when he knew he was going to die.. he basically said he didn't believe but thought it was worth it just in case LOL - uhhh.. interesting perspective... Scott, if God were real, don't you think he'd be able to tell?

Trying to bamboozle God could be very counterproductive if he decides to go Old Testament on you, I'd imagine.

 

[pinger]

As a previous office cube drone he will be missed

 

[SurferH2O]

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There's your fact-check, buddy.

Confronting DB with reality rarely goes well.

But, yeah, the Leftist MSM sucks and is simply an indoctrination tool used on weak minds like his.

 

[USA!USA!]

Trying to bamboozle God could be very counterproductive if he decides to go Old Testament on you, I'd imagine.

Just came across as very arrogant like he could trick god.. I mean I know he was sick and desperate, but at least play the part and don't say the quiet part out loud lol

 

[cottagecheesefan]

Just came across as very arrogant like he could trick god.. I mean I know he was sick and desperate, but at least play the part and don't say the quiet part out loud lol

But perhaps that was his final bit. Let it marinate

 

[cincymma79]

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There's your fact-check, buddy.

i’m sure he’ll come back and say man i was incorrect. these media types are awful.

or were onto step 2 after it isn’t happening….

 

[A Very Serious Cat]

I knew who he was, but can't say I ever followed him or his cartoon much. I know he said some controversial things previously as well. RIP

I will say it was very interesting that he said he converted to Christianity when he knew he was going to die.. he basically said he didn't believe but thought it was worth it just in case LOL - uhhh.. interesting perspective... Scott, if God were real, don't you think he'd be able to tell?

He picked the wrong religion if he was going to try and trick God, a small hat would've been more productive there

 

[wwkirk]

I enjoyed reading his cartoons from time to time. RIP

 

[chimpoehurricane]

RIP Scott.... dead at 68. Prostate cancer got him.

Here's what made him great.

• He donated a ton to disaster relief... on many occasions.
• He gave a voice to office workers who felt trapped in bureaucracy, bad management, and corporate nonsense.
• The strip helped normalize criticism of inefficient management and corporate jargon long before it was fashionable.
• He mocked pointless meetings, buzzwords with no substance, promotions based on politics, not competence.
• He advocated for practical thinking over ideology
• He went with what actually worked in a technical, project management, and business setting instead of what should work.
• He resonated with analytical minds, which was rare.
• He consistently encouraged people to question narratives, authority, and consensus views.
• He embraced the core principle of independent thought.

Here's what ruffled feathers

Adams reacted to a Rasmussen Reports poll (conducted February 13-15, 2023) that asked 1,000 American adults whether they agreed or disagreed with the statement: "It's OK to be white".

• Among Black respondents (about 13% of the sample): 53% agreed, 26% disagreed, and 21% were not sure (combining to 47% who did not affirmatively agree).

Adams interpreted this as evidence that "nearly half" of Black Americans were "not OK with white people." He then escalated dramatically: "If nearly half of all Blacks are not OK with white people... that's a hate group. And I don't want anything to do with them."

For an analytical thinker, that was harsh.

When I consider a person, it's a mixed bag, unless it's Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary (oh yeah... I went there). He did a lot of very good things and clearly had an impact. He's a hero to many engineers, programmers, project managers, business analysts, and those who work with large corporations.

Rip. I remember he pulled a young baddie. Well played lad!

 

[USA!USA!]

But perhaps that was his final bit. Let it marinate

Perhaps.. didn't seem like that funny of a joke from a dying man, though.

I hope it gave him peace, but the logic behind it.. not so sure about that lol

 

[Rygu]

Read a bit of Dilbert back in the newspaper days, didn't know much about him personally though.

Going by the posters here who seem to hate him, he was probably not a bad guy at all.

 

[Madmick]

You forgot to add the last line:

The Washington Post finally settled on "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, extremist leader of Islamic State, dies at 48."

Guess that was an accident. You weren't deliberately trying to mislead a bunch a stupid trumpers, were you? Or did you just not read it yourself?

You said it wasn't real, idiot. It was real. They "amended" the headline only after an uproar.

Imagine lecturing people on being gullible only to find out you're the moron.