The Dilbert Afterlife

<p>Thanks to everyone who sent in condolences on my recent death from prostate cancer at age 68, but that was Scott Adams. I (Scott Alexander) am still alive^{<a id="footnote-anchor-1-184503512" href= "https://readscottalexander.com/posts/acx-the-dilbert-afterlife#footnote-1-184503512">1</a>}.</p> <p>Still, the condolences are appreciated. Scott Adams was a surprisingly big part of my life. I may be the only person to have read every Dilbert book before graduating elementary school. For some reason, 10-year-old-Scott found Adams' stories of time-wasting meetings and pointy-haired bosses hilarious. No doubt some of …