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Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, has died at 68 after a battle with prostate cancer. Adams was best known for satirizing office culture and incompetent management through the character of Dilbert, an engineer navigating a world of "pointy-haired bosses." The strip was a massive success, appearing in 2,000 newspapers at its peak.
However, Adams’ legacy became controversial in his later years due to his vocal conservative politics and support for Donald Trump. Following racist remarks made on a podcast in 2023—where he advised white people to "get the hell away from Black people"—major newspapers dropped Dilbert, effectively ending the comic’s mainstream publication.
