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 threadThe Puppet GovernmentFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu it’s a form of “death by cop” (in this case, permanent social approbation.
Post divorce Ye and Musk made the same calculation. And remain quite proud of themselves about it.
Show threadFunk_Funky
@voiceofamericast @jayrosen_nyu exactly what I was thinking
Feb 28, 2023 at 8:45pmWeb