Jay RosenFeb 28, 2023

I watched the youtube clip where Scott Adams did his racist star turn, and another where he "explained" himself.

It seemed clear that he knew he would lose the strip. He was quite deliberate about it.

More like a career move than an outburst. Planned cancelling.

Not the quiet part said out loud, but the loud part delivered quietly and calmly.

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/28/1159605012/dilbert-cartoonist-scott-adams-rant-rebuke

Show threadDan SugalskiFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu I do wonder if the strip or other strip-related deals was faltering and this was his way to end it without the embarrassment of fading into obscurity. He still fails, just this way he can blame it on other people and milk that for money/attention/ego points.
Show threadPennyAK1
@wordshaper @jayrosen_nyu THAT is an amazing and probably accurate analysis. I loved his strips in the early days. I worked in Federal government and corporate culture. His strips reflected my life. But I have not looked at them in years. I don't think they are as relevant.
Feb 28, 2023 at 7:56pmWeb
Show threadnightowlsincFeb 28, 2023

@PennyG @wordshaper @jayrosen_nyu

I know Ed Burmilla from Gin and Tacos isn't here, so I'm going to leverage his observation at the themes in Dilbert "stopped being relevant three economic collapses ago." Because it's true.