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> How or why Scott Adams went completely of the rails is perhaps something we'll sadly never understand. It started at roughly the time of his divorce, so it's

> How or why Scott Adams went completely of the rails is perhaps something we'll sadly never understand. It started at roughly the time of his divorce, so it's hard to imagine there's not a connection. But, of course, you're right that we'll never know.

dkarl 9mo ago
I suspect that having a family and knowing that blowback from your behavior will affect them is a moderating factor for a lot of people.
- venndeezl 9mo ago
  I suspect growing up in an era where community, the newspaper, radio and TV spewed religious, racist, and sexist content gradually increased sensory memory related neural activity that fostered biochemical and epigenetic effects that over time become effectively immutable. Not sure why we are being coy about the triggers. Society of his youth and the biology are well documented.
  - NetMageSCW 9mo ago
    So explain the existence of liberals and Democrats in America.
    - venndeezl 9mo ago
      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.
      - krige 9mo ago
        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.
      - jpadkins 9mo ago
        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.
oliwarner 9mo ago
His 18yo son overdosed on fentanyl in 2018. I don't want to excuse his opinions but that's the sort of event that can change a person. He did online chats, and did one immediately after. It's a tough watch. https://x.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1046764270128484352 https://x.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1046764270128484352
- Phemist 9mo ago
  He was already quite vocally pro-Trump during the primaries and 2016 presidential run.
  - machomaster 9mo ago
    He wasn't though. He was simply analyzing the communication styöe of Trump, using his hypnosis knowledge, and explained why and how it was better (more efficient) than the competitors. This turned out to be true, giving him the win, just like Scott Adams predicted. The description of reality is not at all the same as supporting it. "Is" vs. "Ought to be".
    - omnibrain 9mo ago
      His explanation why he endorsed Hillary Clinton was pretty lunatic though.
- estearum 9mo ago
  Can definitely see how that'd warm someone up to a politician who is crippling drug enforcement capabilities, addiction treatment programs, and addiction research... errr wait.
- dogsgobork 9mo ago
  His (in)famous sockpuppetry on Metafilter happened back in 2011, so he was a bit off well before his divorce or stepson's death.
  - randycupertino 9mo ago

dkarl 9mo ago

I suspect that having a family and knowing that blowback from your behavior will affect them is a moderating factor for a lot of people.

venndeezl 9mo ago
I suspect growing up in an era where community, the newspaper, radio and TV spewed religious, racist, and sexist content gradually increased sensory memory related neural activity that fostered biochemical and epigenetic effects that over time become effectively immutable. Not sure why we are being coy about the triggers. Society of his youth and the biology are well documented.
- NetMageSCW 9mo ago
  So explain the existence of liberals and Democrats in America.
  - venndeezl 9mo ago
    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.
    - krige 9mo ago
      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.
    - jpadkins 9mo ago
      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.

oliwarner 9mo ago

His 18yo son overdosed on fentanyl in 2018. I don't want to excuse his opinions but that's the sort of event that can change a person. He did online chats, and did one immediately after. It's a tough watch. https://x.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1046764270128484352 https://x.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1046764270128484352

Phemist 9mo ago
He was already quite vocally pro-Trump during the primaries and 2016 presidential run.
- machomaster 9mo ago
  He wasn't though. He was simply analyzing the communication styöe of Trump, using his hypnosis knowledge, and explained why and how it was better (more efficient) than the competitors. This turned out to be true, giving him the win, just like Scott Adams predicted. The description of reality is not at all the same as supporting it. "Is" vs. "Ought to be".
  - omnibrain 9mo ago
    His explanation why he endorsed Hillary Clinton was pretty lunatic though.
estearum 9mo ago
Can definitely see how that'd warm someone up to a politician who is crippling drug enforcement capabilities, addiction treatment programs, and addiction research... errr wait.
dogsgobork 9mo ago
His (in)famous sockpuppetry on Metafilter happened back in 2011, so he was a bit off well before his divorce or stepson's death.
- randycupertino 9mo ago