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Scott Adams, the controversial cartoonist behind 'Dilbert,' dies at 68 (www.npr.org)

submitted 5 months ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/usa@midwest.social

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Scott Adams, the controversial cartoonist who skewered corporate culture, has died at age 68, He announced in May 2025 that he had metastatic prostate cancer and only months to live.

Months later, in November, Adams took to X to request — and receive — some very public help from President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in addressing health insurance issues that had delayed his treatment with an FDA-approved cancer drug called Pluvicto.

Adams said he was able to book an appointment the next day. Despite the Trump administration's public intervention, Adams shared on his YouTube show in early January 2026 that "the odds of me recovering are essentially zero."

Adams' former wife, Shelly Miles, announced his death Tuesday during a YouTube livestream, and then read a statement from Adams who said, "I had an amazing life. I gave it everything I had. If you got any benefits from my life, I ask you pay it forward as best you can."

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[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In 2023, Dilbert was dropped by numerous independent newspapers as well as its distributor, Andrews McMeel Syndication (which owns GoComics, from where the comic was also removed), after Adams published a video where he called Black Americans who disagreed with the slogan "It's okay to be white" a "hate group" and said White Americans should "get the hell away from" them.[4][5] The video was widely described by sources such as The Economist and Reuters as containing "racist comments" and being a "racist rant".[4][5] Adams stated that he disavows racism.[6] The following month, Adams relaunched the strip as a webcomic on Locals under the name Daily Dilbert Reborn.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilbert

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I thought there would be more celebration. Maybe people have completely forgot who he is for the most part. That's even better.