Dilbert: Tina the Brittle Tech Writer

[lordultimus]

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[mastermahan]

There were a few warning signs. I read The Dilbert Future (1997) years ago, and some things stuck out.

One was a section where he attributed his success to writing down his goals 15 times a day - and that since he later achieved some of these goals without hard work or skill coming into it, it was the writing that did it.

Another was a science denial bit where he attempted to disprove gravity by suggesting it's an optical illusion caused by all matter constantly expanding. Which A) is nonsense with various counter-examples, like orbits, and B) science works by attempting to disprove everything.

Third was a prediction that the theory of evolution would be debunked.

So while he wasn't flirting with Holocaust denial or MRAs yet, his vulnerability to woo and belief that's he's smarter than he is was already there.