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1. mrweas+C2[view] [source] 2026-01-13 16:50:11
>>schmuc+(OP)
I loved Dilbert, having worked for more than one Dilbert-like company the humor frequently resonated with me.

How or why Scott Adams went completely of the rails is perhaps something we'll sadly never understand. Was this opinions he'd always had, but suppressed, did he somehow become radicalized or was it perhaps medically induced, e.g. a stroke or something. It was incredibly sad to see him throw away his life's work and go down a path most of us at least hadn't foreseen and die having alienated his fans.

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2. george+Ha[view] [source] 2026-01-13 17:15:21
>>mrweas+C2
Adams had a normal range of beliefs. Postulating that they arose from some extrinsic and extra-personal source is a condemnation of your own limited views. People get older and begin to care less about conformity, including keeping controversial thoughts to themselves, as society loosens its reins as your needs are met (to make money, to find a partner, to have a family, etc.)
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3. gopher+Th[view] [source] 2026-01-13 17:38:31
>>george+Ha
What’s normal about bigotry? It’s brain damage.
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4. DaSHac+BS[view] [source] 2026-01-13 19:51:10
>>gopher+Th
> What’s normal about bigotry?

uh I don't know, try asking almost any person who was born pre-1960? Doubt they all had brain damage. Not that it was necessarily a good thing, but it was certainly 'normal' in many eras throughout time.

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5. ceejay+x51[view] [source] 2026-01-13 20:41:27
>>DaSHac+BS
> try asking almost any person who was born pre-1960? Doubt they all had brain damage.

Actually, they probably did.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraethyllead

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