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14 Jan 26 - 04:39 PM (#4234342) Subject: Obit: Scott Adams - Dilbert and Win Bigly From: robomatic Scott Adams, creator of the popular and long running cartoon about the business world, Dilbert, passed away yesterday just before his live podcast "Coffee With Scott Adams". His friends, followers and a few would-be 'inheritors of the mantle', are attempting to continue celebrating the 'Simultaneous Sip.'at the usual time. |
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14 Jan 26 - 05:01 PM (#4234344) Subject: RE: Obit: Scott Adams - Dilbert and Win Bigly From: Helen My Hubby & I were always big fans of Dilbert and his creator Scott Adams, but then we became bewildered by accusations of racism and bigotry. I don't remember seeing any hints of that in the old cartoons or the two books I own, so now I am left wondering whether he turned towards a different view on life at a later time than that. It puts me into a personal internal conflict because his early work was funny, clever, insightful, creative - the whole works, especially in his view of managers and I could see reflections of his insights in some of the managers I had the displeasure of working with over time. I will celebrate the good things and try not to dwell on the bad. |
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14 Jan 26 - 05:40 PM (#4234349) Subject: RE: Obit: Scott Adams - Dilbert and Win Bigly From: Stilly River Sage The racism apparently came up in podcasts three or four years ago, and was so startling that he was dropped from some networks, etc. Dilbert calendars decked many a desk in my library workplace, and every so often a particularly good one would be pulled and stuck to the wall. A colleague explained one time why he liked Adams' philosophy on things, that he was conservatively pragmatic. He was a supporter of the current administration, as far as I can tell (I didn't spend much time listening to him, but since I manage social media accounts set up by that colleague, I tended to see his stuff periodically). He did some good. He helped some people. His last remarks posted here on X offer his summing up to be posted after his death. |
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14 Jan 26 - 06:37 PM (#4234351) Subject: RE: Obit: Scott Adams - Dilbert and Win Bigly From: Donuel I'll put a wire coat hanger in my tie to make it bend like Dilbert's |
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14 Jan 26 - 08:51 PM (#4234358) Subject: RE: Obit: Scott Adams - Dilbert and Win Bigly From: Helen I'm wondering whether Scott Adams was caught up in the Trump/MAGA windstorm later in life. That might explain his turning opinions and beliefs. |
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15 Jan 26 - 11:47 AM (#4234399) Subject: RE: Obit: Scott Adams - Dilbert and Win Bigly From: Stilly River Sage I think that is it exactly, Helen. |