"Dilbert," Creator Scott Adams has Died

Scott Adams has died at the age of 68 from complications related to prostate cancer. When thinking about him, I ask you to please excuse my language, but Scott Adams leaves a weird fucking legacy. Up through the mid-2000's he was mainly known as the creator of, "Dilbert." A comic strip that started out decently funny and charming before settling into mediocrity, Adams could have spent the rest of his life churning out so-so jokes about the office, but at some point, he drank the conspiracy Kool-Aid and became very far right-wing and very outspoken about it. From loudly supporting Trump in 2015 to making all kinds of outlandish conservative claims, Adams shifted into someone a lot less fun, in my opinion. I mean, seriously, I like the earlier stuff he did, and the man wasn't always so spiteful, but at some point, he fell down the MAGA rabbit hole, never to return.

"Dilbert," lost syndication in 2023 when Adams made a bunch of racist blog posts and proceeded to make, "Dilbert," only available to online subscribers. I wrote about how, "He took his legacy and burned it to the ground before smearing what was left of the ashes." Upon his passing, I am unsure if the entire thing was reduced to rubble, as some out there still fondly remember, "Dilbert," and try to overlook the last decade and change where Adams really went off the rails. Upon his diagnosis, it sounded like before pursuing standard medical methods he that Adams tried more holistic/alternative methods. I'm not sure if that shortened his time, but I know if I ever have a cancer diagnosis, that I'm seeing a medical professional as opposed to someone who claims certification from stars or such.

One of Adams' personal favorite strips. It is decently humorous, at least.

In a statement read by Adam's first ex-wife, Shelly Miles, upon his passing (he had requested her to tell everyone), it concluded, "I gave it everything I had. If I got any benefits from my work, I'm asking that you pay it forward, as best as you can. That’s the legacy I want. Be useful and please know I loved you all to the very end.” I hope there is truth to that love compared to the degree of hate Adams tossed out casually in his later years. I sincerely wish he has found some kind of peace and understanding in whatever plane of existence comes once we pass.