"Dilbert" creator Scott Adams

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[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Scott Adams, Disgraced Dilbert Creator, Dies at 68

Scott Adams has died at the age of 68. Adams created the comic 'Dilbert', which became hugely popular in the 1990s. 'Dilbert' was pulled from publication after Adams went on a racist rant in 2023.

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RIP. I remember when Scott Adams did the Dilbert cartoon at its peak it was when he was doing parodies on how the dot com boom was in the late 1990’s-early 2000’s timeframe. That was the time he had the most fans.

 

[KilowattKat]

He was a racist, and also didn't believe the Holocaust ever happened. Worse, he never apologized for it.

 

[Weiserguy]

He was a racist, and also didn't believe the Holocaust ever happened. Worse, he never apologized for it.

We can separate the nature of the person from the quality of their work. You almost have to. Some of the finest artists, writers, politicians and, yes, cartoonists had vile personalities while still achieving quality work/art/literature. I was stupefied by Scott Adams' beliefs (once he began making them public), but that doesn't negate the humor he found in the work environments that many of us (including Adams himself) lived through and had to function within.

Whatever it was that rotted him from the inside out, RIP Scott Adams.

 

[Kemosabe]

Back when I read Dilbert regularly, I often wondered whether Mr. Adams had been spying on our office.

 

[kevtronics]

The wording of his and his wife's statements make it sound like it was his choice to end his life, rather than continue to suffer with terminal cancer.

 

[Mediafrog+]

I loved the Dilbert comic strip during its heyday. Unfortunate that Scott Adams went down the alt-right rabbit hole in his later years; his early vibe was as an anti-corporate rebel.

Also watched the Dilbert animated series when it aired on UPN 1999-2000. Inconsistent story quality from episode to episode, but had one of the best opening titles ever of any animated series:

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Dang his last YouTube Video with himself as host was yesterday.

 

[vchimpanzee]

I watched the UPN series and the strip made a lot more sense. I liked Wally.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

He was a racist, and also didn't believe the Holocaust ever happened. Worse, he never apologized for it.

We saw some of that back in 2023 when multiple newspapers chains cut ties to Scott Adams after that rant.

Yes and he falsely accused UPN about why his show ended even though his show was canceled during the time CBS and Paramount's UPN were merging together as then Viacom (now known as Paramount Skydance) under the Redstones leadership. But then again its a case of him becoming the people he once parodied on Dilbert. He could have been another Charles Schulz if he didn't go the way he did.

 

[KilowattKat]

We can separate the nature of the person from the quality of their work. You almost have to. Some of the finest artists, writers, politicians and, yes, cartoonists had vile personalities while still achieving quality work/art/literature. I was stupefied by Scott Adams' beliefs (once he began making them public), but that doesn't negate the humor he found in the work environments that many of us (including Adams himself) lived through and had to function within.

Whatever it was that rotted him from the inside out, RIP Scott Adams.

What I don't understand is why some celebrities throw away their career and the hard work to achieve it, by making public a stance or viewpoint that is sure to wreck your life, turn your fans against you and end your career. Roseanne Barr is another one like Adams that unbelievably didn't think their comments would have them 'cancelled'.

Then again they are probably not thinking clearly about anything in their life.

 

[crainbebo]

Dilbert was an amazing comic strip. Parodied the cubicle and the workplace so well. I grew up with it and still love it to this day.

The best part? Controversies aside, this longtime atheist accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior just before his death. Welcome to Heaven, my friend. RIP Scott.

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[Josh Owens]

Thanks for bringing that up. I read that in a Huckabee Post email the other day and was glad to hear it. Never read the comic strip though. I'll have to see if I can find any archived/accessible.

Romans 11:33-36 KJB

Josh

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[Weiserguy]

Thanks for bringing that up. I read that in a Huckabee Post email the other day and was glad to hear it. Never read the comic strip though. I'll have to see if I can find any archived/accessible.

Romans 11:33-36 KJB

Josh

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There were multiple compilation books published while Adams and Dilbert were a hot commodity. I'll bet your local public library has a few on the shelf. (Probably a used book store too.) That's the quickest way to plow through a curated bunch of them and get the flavor. Although if you've ever lived in "Cubicle-land", you already know implicitly the behaviors and foibles he was satirizing.)

 

[tall_guy1]

Dilbert always had that kind of dry humor I enjoy, but never saw the TV show. These days there's so much crap people spew I give some people benefit of the doubt, so I respect the guy as a whole even if I don't agree with some beliefs.

 

[FreddyE1977]

Sad that People Magazine would choose to politicize his obit.

 

[Josh Owens]

There were multiple compilation books published while Adams and Dilbert were a hot commodity. I'll bet your local public library has a few on the shelf. (Probably a used book store too.) That's the quickest way to plow through a curated bunch of them and get the flavor. Although if you've ever lived in "Cubicle-land", you already know implicitly the behaviors and foibles he was satirizing.)

Roger on that LOL. Thanks, I'll look into it/them ASAP. I'm more of an auditory reader/learner, so I'll look there, too.

Saying goodbye to Scott Adams

Yesterday, we had the sad task of reporting that one of our favorite commentators of all time, the bestselling author and “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, had passed away at age 68.

huckabeepost.substack.com

There were multiple compilation books published while Adams and Dilbert were a hot commodity. I'll bet your local public library has a few on the shelf. (Probably a used book store too.) That's the quickest way to plow through a curated bunch of them and get the flavor. Although if you've ever lived in "Cubicle-land", you already know implicitly the behaviors and foibles he was satirizing.)

Roger on that LOL. Thanks, I'll look into it/them.

Saying goodbye to Scott Adams

Yesterday, we had the sad task of reporting that one of our favorite commentators of all time, the bestselling author and “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, had passed away at age 68.

huckabeepost.substack.com

Romans 11:33-36 KJB

Josh

Church Podcast: Pleasant View Baptist Church | SermonAudio
Personal Podcast: Back To The Old Paths
TIBPF Podcast: https://www.tibpf.sermon.net

 

[Josh Owens]

Sad that People Magazine would choose to politicize his obit.

Sad, but unfortunately, what else would you expect? Oh and sorry, I accidentally double-posted and can't figure out how to delete the extra one.

Romans 11:33-36 KJB

Josh

Church Podcast: Pleasant View Baptist Church | SermonAudio
Personal Podcast: Back To The Old Paths
TIBPF Podcast: https://www.tibpf.sermon.net

 

[KilowattKat]

Roger on that LOL. Thanks, I'll look into it/them ASAP. I'm more of an auditory reader/learner, so I'll look there, too.

Saying goodbye to Scott Adams

Yesterday, we had the sad task of reporting that one of our favorite commentators of all time, the bestselling author and “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, had passed away at age 68.

huckabeepost.substack.com

Roger on that LOL. Thanks, I'll look into it/them.

Saying goodbye to Scott Adams

Yesterday, we had the sad task of reporting that one of our favorite commentators of all time, the bestselling author and “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, had passed away at age 68.

huckabeepost.substack.com

Romans 11:33-36 KJB

Josh

Church Podcast: Pleasant View Baptist Church | SermonAudio
Personal Podcast: Back To The Old Paths
TIBPF Podcast: https://www.tibpf.sermon.net

That Huckabee article had a lot more politicizing than People magazine, all about his love of Trump, and his commentaries (hate filled rants) he did for Huckabee. People, unfortunately, will be remembered for the bad and the good they do. A few chuckles at a comic strip doesn't erase that.

 

[Weiserguy]

That Huckabee article had a lot more politicizing than People magazine, all about his love of Trump, and his commentaries (hate filled rants) he did for Huckabee. People, unfortunately, will be remembered for the bad and the good they do. A few chuckles at a comic strip doesn't erase that.

Scott Adams is known to tens of millions of people as the cartoonist/satirist behind Dilbert, the guy who served time at Pacific Bell and turned that unpleasantness into a super-successful second career. But he's also known to a few thousands -- possibly a few tens of thousands, who knows? -- for his nut-fringe commentaries near the end of his life, probably after he'd already contracted the cancer that killed him, possibly after it had already been diagnosed and he was living with pain and stuck on a pill regimen that made him cranky and miserable. I didn't like the opinions that sprang forth in that last phase of his life, but anyone who's ever been sick, or tending to someone close to them who is, will understand and give him a little grace. I will remember him for all the laughs he gave me, especially the ones where I nodded and said "Man, that sh*t happened to me too." (And the one where I shared an experience with him and it ended up as the kernel for one of the Dilbert strips, but mutated enough that no one could ever trace it back to me.) Again, RIP.