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Post by amypetrik214 »

tartoran wrote: post #491
jchallis wrote: post #188

Scott Adams died today. I want to acknowledge something complicated. He always felt culturally like family to me. His peaks—the biting humor about corporate absurdity, the writing on systems thinking and compounding habits, the clarity about the gap between what organizations say and what they do—unquestionably made me healthier, happier, and wealthier. If you worked in tech in the 90s and 2000s, Dilbert was a shared…

> He always felt culturally like family to me. His peaks—the biting humor about corporate absurdity, the writing on systems thinking and compounding habits, the clarity about the gap between what organizations say and what they do—unquestionably made me healthier, happier, and wealthier. If you worked in tech in the 90s and 2000s, Dilbert was a shared language for everything broken about corporate life. Same to me wh…

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Post by antisthenes »

Waterluvian wrote: post #144

I got to interact with Scott just once on Twitter. I shared one of his strips in response to a tweet he made. My intent was tongue-in-cheek and very inline with the themes of his work, but he reacted very aggressively and then blocked me. It was a bit of a crushing moment because inside my head I was thinking, "I know and love this guy's work. Surely if I just engage him at his level without being a jackass, we can a…

The only lesson here is not to idolize people that create content you like.

Don't overcomplicate it.

> But then my cat got sick last year and went from being a cuddly little guy to an absolute viscious bastard right up to the day he died. It was crushing.

Chronic diseases (of which aging is one) can do nasty things to people and animals. The lesson here (which I think you picked up on) is to try and be kinder. It may not always work.

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Post by tbrownaw »

paulryanrogers wrote: post #762
bawolff wrote: post #691

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Humans have a lot of trouble with realizing people aren't binary. People hate the idea that bad people can do good things.

Is that really true? Young children perhaps. IME most folks learn that people are complicated at least by adolescence once they realize their parents are imperfect. Of course there is the ever present temptation to resort to tribalism, which is pretty binary: in or out.

For example, the general attitude shift about Elon Musk following that cave rescue incident. Before that he could do no wrong, and after that he could do no right.

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Post by dandellion »

alextingle wrote: post #551
munksbeer wrote: post #239

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Confession: Quite frankly, this is a worry for me. I have noticed that I've become shorter with people and less tolerant as I've got older. I've started to feel some resentment in certain situations where I felt I was being unfairly treated. I recognise these feelings and things, which I am grateful for. So I work hard to correct this, and I hope I succeed, but I seriously worry about my brain changing and becoming s…

As I grew older I changed from being a person who never got angry, to having very distressing bouts of rage. I gave up caffeine, and the rages completely vanished. Worth a try?

I've grown increasingly grumpy with age, and I only ever drink water, so results may vary. Still, nothing to lose by trying it.

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Post by antisthenes »

didgetmaster wrote: post #748

Once upon a time, you could enjoy the works of a creative person at face value; mainly because you didn't know much of anything about their personal life. That seems to have all changed in this age of the Internet; where every aspect of your life is exposed for all the world to judge (at least if you are famous). All your words (written or spoken) are presented as proof positive that you and your works are not to be…

> Once upon a time, you could enjoy the works of a creative person at face value; mainly because you didn't know much of anything about their personal life.

Don't let anyone tell you you can't.

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Post by sbochins »

I think in the end he’ll mostly be remembered for his support of trump and his abhorrent political views. He had a great comic strip that reasonated with people. He also wrote some interesting books. It’s a good reminder that your accomplishments can easily be wiped out by bad choices.

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Post by kgarten »

kylecazar wrote: post #796
kgarten wrote: post #747

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“His peaks—the biting humor about corporate absurdity, the writing on systems thinking and compounding habits, the clarity about the gap between what organizations say and what they do—unquestionably made me healthier, happier, and wealthier.” Maybe I’m getting cynical, yet every time I see an mdash and rules of 3, it triggers the feeling of “This sounds like AI” … Here’s another example: “ I can avoid the ugliness—t…

I've been a heavy emdash user for decades. I have never and will never pass AI writing off as my own -- it defeats the whole purpose for me. Please realize that many of us have been using them for a long time. I really don't want to stop.

I'm also not saying that the parent is AI generated. Just, that the text triggered for me my "Might be AI" alert. It's not only the em dash but the combination of em dash and rules of three (plus a couple of other hints).

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Post by tonymet »

Praise to his ex wife Shelly Miles for supporting him through his hospice and final days.

Scott Adams was a great guy, who seemed candid, approachable, funny and exceedingly sharp.

Life is a gift. I pray he passed without too much suffering, and he's with God now.

Rest in Peace Scott Adams.

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Post by techblueberry »

hearsathought wrote: post #529

Why does every other comment apologize for adams' political views? It's like a bunch of people were conditioned or brainwashed into reflexibly regurgitation nonsense.

I know three things about Scott Adams. He wrote comics, he wrote management books, he was passionate about his politics. He clearly very much wanted his politics to be part of his public persona, why is it wrong to make it part of the three things one eulogizes about him?
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