Scott Adams, seen in a familiar midlife frame, a half-smile, a gaze that suggested he was already turning your sentence into a punchline, died on January 13, 2026, at 68, after a battle with metastatic prostate cancer.
This is a beautiful tribute to a very influential, good internet friend and decent human being. Thank you for your concise complete explanation of Scott's life. We will not forget you ♥️
Scott Adams mattered because he named the lie and made it funny. Dilbert wasn’t about cartoons—it was about power, bullshit, and how modern institutions rot from incentives nobody admits out loud. Adams gave white-collar America permission to laugh at the system that trapped them, and that laughter was a form of resistance. Yes, he became controversial. Yes, he said things that detonated careers in an age that punishes heresy. But cancellation doesn’t erase impact. Adams forced people to see how language manipulates, how managers fail upward, and how usefulness—not approval—is the only durable legacy. “Be useful” isn’t a slogan. It’s a challenge.
So true. I think all who have worked in an office or industry have known a manager or two whom was worthless, but thought they contributed to the success of the group.
Beautiful tribute. I am anxious to read his books, I remember the comic when we used to read a newspaper!
This is a beautiful tribute to a very influential, good internet friend and decent human being. Thank you for your concise complete explanation of Scott's life. We will not forget you ♥️
Thank you for this.
What a wonderful tribute to an amazing man. I never saw a Dilbert cartoon that didn't make me laugh.
An important perspective.
May he rest in peace and may heaven welcome him with open arms. Amen
Scott Adams mattered because he named the lie and made it funny. Dilbert wasn’t about cartoons—it was about power, bullshit, and how modern institutions rot from incentives nobody admits out loud. Adams gave white-collar America permission to laugh at the system that trapped them, and that laughter was a form of resistance. Yes, he became controversial. Yes, he said things that detonated careers in an age that punishes heresy. But cancellation doesn’t erase impact. Adams forced people to see how language manipulates, how managers fail upward, and how usefulness—not approval—is the only durable legacy. “Be useful” isn’t a slogan. It’s a challenge.
So true. I think all who have worked in an office or industry have known a manager or two whom was worthless, but thought they contributed to the success of the group.
A true patriot. A treasure.
Condolences to family and friends. Class lives forever.