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17. They stopped being funny when he started adding climate change denial to the strip.

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:58 AM

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This was before his MAGA affinities were clear.

But I responded by not reading his strip anymore. I never developed any sort of scorn for the man.

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Scott Adams, 'Dilbert' creator who poked fun at bad bosses, dies at 68 [View all] BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago OP

Meh... he was MAGA, wasn't he? No big loss. QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #1

Extremely. Very far right. bearsfootball516 11 hrs ago #2

Yup BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #3

I read that... and chuckled wryly. QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #4

I didn't know about that comment until now fujiyamasan 11 hrs ago #10

I appreciated his empathy but he went full MAGA TexasBushwhacker 8 hrs ago #34

The fool took it for a whole year until he predictably progressed. travelingthrulife 7 hrs ago #38

Very empathetic of you hueymahl 8 hrs ago #25

Aww. Such a shame to say goodbye to a racist misogynist asshole like him. QueerDuck 8 hrs ago #37

We will have to agree to disagree hueymahl 7 hrs ago #42

You do you. I don't want to interrupt anyone's grief over that piece of garbage... QueerDuck 5 hrs ago #48

lol. You clearly did not know him very well. travelingthrulife 7 hrs ago #39

I did not know him at all hueymahl 7 hrs ago #43

he used to seem OK Skittles 5 hrs ago #49

Radicalization is a real thing Bluetus 4 hrs ago #53

Safe in the arms of the blond blue-eyed Jesus and away from the dark-skinned folks dalton99a 11 hrs ago #5

A pragmatist to the end. hueymahl 8 hrs ago #26

Talk an about a fox-hole prayer. Bristlecone 4 hrs ago #52

I have never wished someone dead, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure. Ray Bruns 11 hrs ago #6

He will not be missed. grockri 11 hrs ago #7

Hard disagree hueymahl 8 hrs ago #27

Read the things he has said about people. He was a raging asshole. travelingthrulife 7 hrs ago #40

I have read a lot of his stuff, but not everything hueymahl 7 hrs ago #41

"the best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people" S Adams-Rest in PISS, fuckstain SoFlaBro 1 hr ago #56

Huh...how about that. nt Javaman 11 hrs ago #8

Yes. Well. durablend 11 hrs ago #13

How 'bout them Dodgers? Dave Bowman 8 hrs ago #31

We definitely need more good news like this. The Grand Illuminist 11 hrs ago #9

........... turbinetree 11 hrs ago #11

Whatever you do, make sure that you don't hang around people like Scott Adams. nt Exp 11 hrs ago #12

Despite his nasty right-wing politics, his humor will be missed FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #14

- Lemon Lyman 11 hrs ago #15

Dilbert cartoons were hilarious and spot-on SpankMe 10 hrs ago #16

They stopped being funny when he started adding climate change denial to the strip. cab67 10 hrs ago #17

It feels like he drifted further and further right over the last decade. bearsfootball516 9 hrs ago #21

I laughed at Dilbert until it became a management tool. thought crime 8 hrs ago #30

Back when McCain was running for potus LittleGirl 10 hrs ago #18

I always recall an interview he did with Bill Maher maxsolomon 10 hrs ago #19

It was strange Nasruddin 8 hrs ago #28

He was a moron, but I always thought Dogbert was cute. Ziggysmom 9 hrs ago #20

Adams' politics will be forgotten, and his Dilbert series will live on. RIP, Scott. Thank you for the chuckles. ancianita 9 hrs ago #22

MAGA breeds negativity. Not good for body or soul. oasis 1 hr ago #54

Indeed. And some of his work reveals that. ancianita 1 hr ago #55

His cartoons were funny kimbutgar 9 hrs ago #23

I had saved some of his strips but threw them out years ago. He had a problem with females I think. twodogsbarking 8 hrs ago #24

I remember a bunch of years ago taking a contracted Supervisory course BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #33

I witnessed his strips being played out in business many times. He had talent. twodogsbarking 6 hrs ago #45

Oh no! LudwigPastorius 8 hrs ago #29

I mourn his passing ... JustABozoOnThisBus 8 hrs ago #32

When Adams started Dilbert, it was a decent strip that found humor in office life Wiz Imp 8 hrs ago #35

Don't know the history, but I suspect the RFK jr and conspiracy nuts contributed to his demise since as I understand it lostincalifornia 8 hrs ago #36

We loved the way Dilbert captured the absurdity and arrogance of our capitalist overlords - and then he turned out to be Martin68 7 hrs ago #44

Yeah, he treated his cancer with ivermectin and it didn't work. Who coulda guessed? SunSeeker 6 hrs ago #46

Scott Adams: "The best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people... LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #47

... littlemissmartypants 5 hrs ago #50

I assume he didn't leave anybody behind who gave a rat's ass. nt chowmama 5 hrs ago #51