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1. NetMag+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-01-13 20:07:41
So explain the existence of liberals and Democrats in America.
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2. vennde+Q5[view] [source] 2026-01-13 20:31:48
>>NetMag+(OP)
I did. Different genetic expressions. The intelligence to realize language is just memes, not truth.

Scott Adams put himself on a pedestal above anyone else in his comics; he was Dilbert. The only smart person in the room. He was always a celebrity obsessed with his own existence. Little difference between him and Tim the Toolman or a Kardashian.

Low effort contributor whose work people laughed at due to social desirability bias. No big loss.

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3. krige+0F1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-14 07:59:19
>>vennde+Q5
That's a really wild, miserable reading of the strip. For one, Adams himself was a manager, not an engineer, so he had more in common with the PHB, or even dogbert/catbert than Dilbert. For another, he explicitly said Dilbert was based on a specific, undisclosed person he knew. For yet another, many strips were based on anecdotes/stories sent to Adams by his readers.
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4. jpadki+pI2[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-14 15:55:37
>>vennde+Q5
it doesn't take even a serious reading of Adams to realize he was dogbert, not Dilbert. He mocked Dilbert, he thought he was a loser that did understand how to manipulate the system.
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