Editing Scott Adams (section)

==Career==

===Office worker===
Adams worked closely with telecommunications engineers at [[Crocker National Bank]] in San Francisco between 1979 and 1986. Upon joining the organization, he first worked as a [[Bank teller|teller]]. After four months in which he was twice held up at gunpoint, he entered a management training program.<ref name="2.0"/> His positions included management trainee, computer programmer, budget analyst, commercial lender, product manager, and supervisor.<ref name="2.0"/>

He later shifted to work at [[Pacific Bell]]. To devote time to building a new career, he woke up every day at 4 a.m. and spent time at various endeavors; cartooning proved to be the most successful of them. Adams created ''Dilbert'' during this period of personal exploration.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRAJpm5AhLg&t=5m2s  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/XRAJpm5AhLg| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=You Don't Become Hitler at 70 |date=October 3, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The ''Dilbert'' name was suggested by his former boss, Mike Goodwin. Dogbert, originally named Dildog, was loosely based on his family's deceased pet [[beagle]] Lucy.<ref name="2.0"/> His submissions of ''Dilbert'' and other comic panels to various publications, including ''[[The New Yorker]]'' and ''[[Playboy]]'', were not published, but an inspirational letter from a fan persuaded Adams to keep trying.<ref name="2.0"/> He worked at Pacific Bell between 1986 and June 30, 1995, and the personalities he encountered there inspired many of his ''Dilbert'' characters.<ref>{{cite news |first=André |last=Spicer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/23/from-inboxing-to-thought-showers-how-business-bullshit-took-over |title=From inboxing to thought showers: how business bullshit took over |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=November 23, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2017 |archive-date=November 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127160115/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/23/from-inboxing-to-thought-showers-how-business-bullshit-took-over |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1989, while still employed at Pacific Bell, Adams launched ''Dilbert'' with [[United Media]]. To maintain his income, he continued to draw his cartoons during the early morning hours. His first payment for ''Dilbert'' was a monthly royalty check of $368.62.<ref name="2.0"/> ''Dilbert'' gradually became more popular. It was syndicated in 100 newspapers in 1991 and 400 by 1994. Adams attributed his success to his idea of including his email address in the panels, which resulted in feedback and suggestions from readers.<ref name="2.0"/>

===Full-time cartoonist and author===
Adams' success grew, and he became a full-time cartoonist as ''Dilbert'' reached 800 newspapers. In 1996, his first business book, ''The Dilbert Principle'', was released. It expounded on his concept of the [[Dilbert principle]].<ref name="2.0"/>

In 1997, Adams won the [[National Cartoonists Society]]'s Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist and Best Newspaper Comic Strip.<ref name="2.0" /> [[Logitech]] CEO [[Pierluigi Zappacosta]] invited Adams to impersonate a management consultant, which he did wearing a wig and false mustache. He tricked Logitech managers into adopting a [[mission statement]] that Adams described as "so impossibly complicated that it has no real content whatsoever".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Associated Press |author-link=Associated Press |date=November 16, 1997 |title=Dilbert Creator Fools Execs With Soap Story |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19971116&slug=2572663 |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=[[The Seattle Times]] |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215052852/https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19971116&slug=2572663 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=O'Brien |first=Tia |date=November 16, 1997 |title=Mission: Impertinent |work=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |url=http://www7.mercurycenter.com/archives/dilbert/mission_index.html |url-status=dead |access-date=April 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817044342/http://www7.mercurycenter.com/archives/dilbert/mission_index.html |archive-date=August 17, 2000}}</ref> His writing in ''[[San Jose Mercury News West Magazine]]'' regarding the incident earned him an [[Orwell Award]].<ref name="Orwell" /> By 2000, the comic was in 2,000 newspapers in 57 countries and 19 languages.<ref name="2.0" />

His comic strips were adapted as a [[Dilbert (TV series)|''Dilbert'' TV series]], which debuted in January 1999 and ran for two seasons on [[UPN]]. Adams served as executive producer and showrunner, along with ''[[Seinfeld]]'' writer [[Larry Charles]]. The show earned a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] in 1999. Adams later said that the show had been canceled because he was [[White people|white]] and UPN had made a decision to shift toward [[African Americans|African-American]] viewers.<ref name="Hypnotized" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2020 |title='Dilbert' creator Scott Adams: 'I lost my TV show for being white' |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-i-lost-my-tv-show-for-being-white |access-date=July 1, 2020 |website=[[The Mercury News]] |archive-date=March 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308195114/https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/29/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-i-lost-my-tv-show-for-being-white/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In addition to his cartoon work, Adams has written books in various other areas, including self-improvement and religion.<ref name="Hypnotized" /> His book ''[[God's Debris]]'' (2001) lays out a theory of [[pandeism]], in which God blows itself up to see what will happen, which becomes the cause of our universe.<ref>Knujon Mapson, "A Brief History of Pandeism," ''Pandeism: An Anthology'' (2017), p. 31-32.</ref> In ''[[The Religion War]]'' (2004), Adams suggests that followers of theistic religions such as [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]] are subconsciously aware that their religions are false, and that this awareness is reflected in their consistently acting as if these religions, and their threats of damnation for sinners, are false. In a 2017 interview, Adams said that his books on religion, not ''Dilbert'', would be his ultimate legacy.<ref name="Hypnotized" />

On a February 22, 2023 livestream of his ''Real Coffee with Scott Adams'' program, Adams reacted to a poll that asked if respondents agreed that "[[it's okay to be white]]",<ref>{{cite web |date=February 26, 2023 |title=Media drop Dilbert after creator's Black 'hate group' remark |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/26/dilbert-scott-adams-dropped-00084450 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226223004/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/26/dilbert-scott-adams-dropped-00084450 |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |accessdate=February 27, 2023 |website=[[Politico]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref name="CBS-80">{{Cite web |last=Picchi |first=Aimee |date=February 28, 2023 |title=Dilbert creator Scott Adams was a comic-strip star. After racist comments, he says he's lost 80% of his income. |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-adams-dilbert-newspapers-cancelled-comic-strip/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305162715/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-adams-dilbert-newspapers-cancelled-comic-strip/ |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |access-date=March 5, 2023 |website=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> a phrase described by the [[Anti-Defamation League]] as associated with the white supremacist movement.<ref name="hyperbole" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=February 26, 2023 |title=Dilbert cartoon dropped by US newspapers over creator's racist comments |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/26/dilbert-cartoon-dropped-by-us-newspapers-over-creators-racist-comments |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227001401/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/26/dilbert-cartoon-dropped-by-us-newspapers-over-creators-racist-comments |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=February 27, 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> The poll showed 26% of black respondents disagreed with the statement and 21% were not sure.<ref name="Dropped-NPR">{{cite web |last1=Del Barco |first1=Mandalit |date=February 26, 2023 |title=Distributor, newspapers drop 'Dilbert' comic strip after creator's racist rant |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/02/26/1159580425/newspapers-have-dropped-the-dilbert-comic-strip-after-a-racist-rant-by-its-creat |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304185414/https://www.npr.org/2023/02/26/1159580425/newspapers-have-dropped-the-dilbert-comic-strip-after-a-racist-rant-by-its-creat |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |access-date=March 5, 2023 |website=[[NPR]]}}</ref> Adams, upset that nearly half did not agree, described black people as a "[[hate group]]" and said "the best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people; just get the fuck away."<ref name="Episode 2027" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Martha |date=February 23, 2023 |title='Dilbert's' Scott Adams: 'White people should get the hell away from Black people' |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/02/23/dilberts-scott-adams-white-people-should-get-the-hell-away-from-black-people |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223231908/https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/02/23/dilberts-scott-adams-white-people-should-get-the-hell-away-from-black-people/ |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |access-date=February 24, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Mercury News]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=February 25, 2023 |title='Dilbert' Comic Strip Dropped by Newspapers Over Scott Adams 'Racist Rant' |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/dilbert-canceled-newspapers-scott-adams-racist-1235535643/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225131009/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/dilbert-canceled-newspapers-scott-adams-racist-1235535643/ |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |access-date=February 25, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

In response to these and other related comments, ''Dilbert'' was dropped by numerous newspapers across the country, including the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', and ''[[USA Today]]''-affiliated newspapers.<ref name="Dropped-NPR" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Floyd |first1=Thomas |last2=Cavna |first2=Michael |date=February 25, 2023 |title='Dilbert' dropped by The Post, other papers, after cartoonist's racist rant |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/25/scott-adams-dilbert-canceled/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225220732/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/25/scott-adams-dilbert-canceled/ |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |access-date=February 25, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=February 26, 2023 |title=Dilbert cartoon dropped by US newspapers over creator's racist comments |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/26/dilbert-cartoon-dropped-by-us-newspapers-over-creators-racist-comments |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226045653/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/26/dilbert-cartoon-dropped-by-us-newspapers-over-creators-racist-comments |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |access-date=February 26, 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> [[Andrews McMeel Syndication]], the distributor of ''Dilbert'', announced on February 27, 2023, that it was severing all ties with Adams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lieb |first=David |date=February 27, 2023 |title=Dilbert distributor severs ties to creator over race remarks |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dilbert-distributor-severs-ties-creator-073427520.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227135829/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dilbert-distributor-severs-ties-creator-073427520.html |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=February 27, 2023 |website=[[Yahoo! News]]}}</ref><ref name="Dropped-NPR" /> [[Portfolio (publisher)|Portfolio]], his book publisher, announced it was dropping his non-''Dilbert'' book that was scheduled for release that September.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trachtenberg |first1=Jeffrey A. |date=February 27, 2023 |title=Publisher Drops Plan to Release Book From 'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/publisher-drops-plan-to-release-book-from-dilbert-creator-scott-adams-3b68813e |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228035940/https://www.wsj.com/articles/publisher-drops-plan-to-release-book-from-dilbert-creator-scott-adams-3b68813e |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2023 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref><ref name="drop-CNN">{{cite web |last1=Passantino |first1=Jon |last2=Darcy |first2=Oliver |date=February 27, 2023 |title='Dilbert' distributor and book publisher drop creator Scott Adams over his racist remarks |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/media/dilbert-distributor-scott-adams/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305152225/https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/media/dilbert-distributor-scott-adams/index.html |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |access-date=March 5, 2023 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref> Adams defended his remarks as [[hyperbole]] and as taken out of context in reportage; he disavowed racism and asserted that nobody would disagree with what he said were his main points: don't discriminate and avoid things that look like they will put you at risk.<ref name="hyperbole" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harpaz |first=Beth |date=March 3, 2023 |title='Dilbert' cartoon creator once questioned the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust |url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/538571/dilbert-cartoon-creator-scott-adams-holocaust-blog/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304010456/https://forward.com/fast-forward/538571/dilbert-cartoon-creator-scott-adams-holocaust-blog/ |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=[[The Forward]] |language=en}}</ref> On March 13, Adams relaunched ''Dilbert'' as ''Dilbert Reborn'' on the subscription website [[Locals]], minus the earlier Dilbert comics.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cavana |first1=Michael |last2=Chery |first2=Samantha |date=March 6, 2023 |title=The bewildering descent of Scott Adams and 'Dilbert' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/03/06/scott-adams-dilbert-cartoon-controversy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306101706/https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/03/06/scott-adams-dilbert-cartoon-controversy/ |archive-date=March 6, 2023 |access-date=March 6, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Coffee With Scott Adams: Dilbert Reborn 3-13-23 |url=https://scottadams.locals.com/post/3665025/dilbert-reborn-3-13-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314072322/https://scottadams.locals.com/post/3665025/dilbert-reborn-3-13-23 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2023 |website=Locals}}</ref>

===''Real Coffee with Scott Adams''===
In 2015, Adams wrote blog posts predicting that [[Donald Trump]] had a 98 percent chance of winning the presidency based on his persuasion skills, and he started writing about Trump's persuasion techniques. His pieces on this topic grew popular, so he started writing about it regularly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-explains-trumps-persuasion-style-2017-10|title=The creator of Dilbert explains Trump's persuasion style and reminds us why people stopped caring about facts|first=Scott|last=Adams|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=November 1, 2017|access-date=February 27, 2023|archive-date=February 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226134756/https://www.businessinsider.com/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-explains-trumps-persuasion-style-2017-10|url-status=live}}</ref> Adams soon developed this as a daily video presentation called ''Real Coffee with Scott Adams'', distributed to [[Periscope (service)|Periscope]], [[YouTube]], ScottAdamsSays.com,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scott Adams' Blog|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=Scott Adams' Blog|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526055322/https://www.scottadamssays.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Locals]], where he covered topics such as current events, politics, persuasion, and routes to success.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 24, 2018 |title=Coffee with Scott Adams |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8340698/ |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723010353/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8340698/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Real Coffee with Scott Adams'' has featured guests such as [[Naval Ravikant]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0bPSseOlMc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/G0bPSseOlMc| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 840 Scott Adams: Conversation With Naval Ravikant About Coronavirus|date=March 5, 2020 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Ed Latimore]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcmIvAj6wJw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/vcmIvAj6wJw| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 459 Scott Adams: Talking With Writer, Boxer, Brilliant Guy @EdLatimore on Success|date=March 21, 2019 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Dave Rubin]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaRnljfPvlo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/SaRnljfPvlo| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 947 Scott Adams: Talking With Dave Rubin About His New Book Don't Burn This Book, Joe Biden|date=May 2020 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Erik Finman,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c1DpBu8Iv0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/4c1DpBu8Iv0| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 568 Scott Adams: Amazing Erik Finman, Gaslighting, Harvard Hypocrites, Trump Heights|date=June 17, 2019 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Greg Gutfeld]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/episode-1083-scott-adams-guest-greg-gutfeld-talks-about/id1494763610?i=1000487317196|title=Real Coffee with Scott Adams: Episode 1083 Scott Adams: Guest Greg Gutfeld Talks About His New Best Seller The Plus, Then on to the Headlines on Apple Podcasts|website=Apple Podcasts|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-date=September 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918172421/https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/episode-1083-scott-adams-guest-greg-gutfeld-talks-about/id1494763610?i=1000487317196|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Matt Gaetz]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays |url=https://www.pscp.tv/ScottAdamsSays/1ZkKzAnZLEZxv |website=[[Periscope (service)|Periscope]] |access-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-date=March 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320040709/https://www.pscp.tv/ScottAdamsSays/1ZkKzAnZLEZxv |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ben Askren]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-739-scott-adams-talking-to-ben-askren-ytube-alternative-shampeachment-cartels/|title=Episode 739 Scott Adams: Talking to Ben Askren, Y**Tube Alternative, #Shampeachment, Cartels|date=November 27, 2019|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171616/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-739-scott-adams-talking-to-ben-askren-ytube-alternative-shampeachment-cartels/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carpe Donktum,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-597-scott-adams-bubonic-plague-mind-reading-british-diplomats-chat-with-carpedonktum/|title=Episode 597 Scott Adams: Bubonic Plague, Mind-Reading British Diplomats, Chat With @CarpeDonktum|date=July 14, 2019|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171613/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-597-scott-adams-bubonic-plague-mind-reading-british-diplomats-chat-with-carpedonktum/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mark Schneider,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coffee with Scott Adams (TV Series 2018– ) |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8340698/characters/nm10588795 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> [[Steve Hsu]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-599-scott-adams-talking-to-steve-hsu-of-genomic-prediction-using-ai-and-genomics-to-predict-disease/|title=Episode 599 Scott Adams: Talking to Steve Hsu of Genomic Prediction, Using AI and Genomics to Predict Disease|date=July 16, 2019|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171617/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-599-scott-adams-talking-to-steve-hsu-of-genomic-prediction-using-ai-and-genomics-to-predict-disease/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Michael Shellenberger]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yDbzrIPBnQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/6yDbzrIPBnQ| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 1053 Scott Adams: Talking With Michael Shellenberger About Apocalypse Never, A Terrific Book|date=July 10, 2020 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-1053-scott-adams-talking-with-michael-shellenberger-about-apocalypse-never-a-terrific-book/|title=Episode 1053 Scott Adams: Talking With Michael Shellenberger About Apocalypse Never, A Terrific Book|date=July 10, 2020|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171609/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-1053-scott-adams-talking-with-michael-shellenberger-about-apocalypse-never-a-terrific-book/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carson Griffith,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGvFulc0Qz4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/nGvFulc0Qz4| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 1044 Scott Adams: Special Guest Carson Griffith and Lots About the Protests and Biden|date=July 2020 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-1044-scott-adams-special-guest-carson-griffith-and-lots-about-the-protests-and-biden/|title=Episode 1044 Scott Adams: Special Guest Carson Griffith and Lots About the Protests and Biden|date=July 1, 2020|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171614/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-1044-scott-adams-special-guest-carson-griffith-and-lots-about-the-protests-and-biden/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Shiva Ayyadurai]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0sGe9ZOqeE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/T0sGe9ZOqeE| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 664 Scott Adams: Join Me With Dr. Shiva Now to Talk About Vaccinations|date=September 16, 2019 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> James Nortey,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-705-scott-adams-special-guest-norteytx-about-trump-then-rotfrancisco-favors-versus-quid-pro-quo/|title=Episode 705 Scott Adams: Special Guest @NorteyTX About Trump, Then #Rotfrancisco, Favors Versus Quid Pro Quo|date=October 26, 2019|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171611/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-705-scott-adams-special-guest-norteytx-about-trump-then-rotfrancisco-favors-versus-quid-pro-quo/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Clint Morgan,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-725-scott-adams-special-guest-clint-morgan-shampeachment/|title=Episode 725 Scott Adams: Special Guest Clint Morgan, #Shampeachment|date=November 14, 2019|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171617/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-725-scott-adams-special-guest-clint-morgan-shampeachment/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Bjørn Lomborg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-1058-scott-adams-part1-talking-with-bjorn-lomborg-about-his-book-false-alarm-plus-ridiculous-news/|title=Episode 1058 Scott Adams PART1: Talking With Bjorn Lomborg About His Book False Alarm, Plus Ridiculous News|date=July 15, 2020|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926201429/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-1058-scott-adams-part1-talking-with-bjorn-lomborg-about-his-book-false-alarm-plus-ridiculous-news/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, [[Kanye West]] shared multiple clips on Twitter from a ''Coffee'' episode titled: "Scott Adams tells you how Kanye showed the way to The Golden Age. With Coffee."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Broderick |first=Ryan |date=April 23, 2018 |title=People Are Worrying That Kanye West Is Getting Radicalized By The Far-Right |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/kanye-west-scott-adams-redpilled-twitter-right-trump |website=[[BuzzFeed News]] |access-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303175343/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/kanye-west-scott-adams-redpilled-twitter-right-trump |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, President Trump [[retweet]]ed an episode where Adams mocked [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://didtrumptweetit.com/1256626861368582146-2/|title=RT @ScottAdamsSays: Join me for a quick laugh about the funniest Trump kill shot on Biden. Ever.|website=Did Trump Tweet It?|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729182951/http://didtrumptweetit.com/1256626861368582146-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Adams offers paid subscriptions for exclusive content on [[Locals]].<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Adams |first=Scott |user=ScottAdamsSays |number=1255526555373240325 |date=April 29, 2020 |title=Locals is a subscription service, so I can't get blocked by an algorithm that favors content that advertisers find "safe." |language=en |access-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506033921/https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1255526555373240325 |archive-date=May 6, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Adams said: "For context, I expect my Dilbert income to largely disappear in the next year as newspapers close up forever. The [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus]] sped up that inevitable trend. Like many of you, I'm reinventing my life for a post-coronavirus world. The Locals platform is a big part of that."<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Adams |first=Scott |user=ScottAdamsSays |number=1255526557776515074 |date=April 29, 2020 |title=For context, I expect my Dilbert income to largely disappear in the next year as newspapers close up forever. The coronavirus sped up that inevitable trend. Like many of you, I'm reinventing my life for a post-coronavirus world. The Locals platform is a big part of that. |access-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210216055720/https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1255526557776515074 |archive-date=February 16, 2021}}</ref>

===Other===
Adams started '''Scott Adams Foods''', Inc. in 1999, which made the [[Dilberito]] and Protein Chef. He sold off his intellectual property in this venture when the product failed in the marketplace in 2003. He was a restaurateur starting in 1997, but exited that business.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/business/11dilbert.html |title=The Tables Turn for Dilbert's Creator |first=Brad |last=Stone |date=November 11, 2007 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116052752/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/business/11dilbert.html |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=June 2, 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Hypnotized" />

Adams co-founded the service WhenHub, which has been described by Gizmodo as "similar to [[Cameo (website)|Cameo]] ... except instead of pre-recorded messages from movie stars and rappers, it offers live chats with a range of subject-matter experts".<ref>{{cite web |title=WhenHub About |url=https://www.whenhub.com/about/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102144549/https://www.whenhub.com/about/ |archive-date=2 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McKay |first1=Tom |title=Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Uses Gilroy Mass Shooting to Promote His App |url=https://gizmodo.com/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-uses-gilroy-mass-shooting-t-1836781947 |website=Gizmodo |language=en |date=29 July 2019}}</ref> In 2019, Adams briefly received negative media attention when during the [[Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting]] he posted a tweet suggesting that witnesses download the WhenHub app and "set your price to take calls". He later apologized, saying the message was "poorly worded".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cavna |first1=Michael |title='Dilbert' creator Scott Adams apologizes to Gilroy victims for a tweet touting his app |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/30/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-apologizes-gilroy-victims-tweet-touting-his-app/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322172702/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/30/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-apologizes-gilroy-victims-tweet-touting-his-app/ |archive-date=22 March 2023 |date=30 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=Heather |title=Scott Adams, Dilbert Creator, Has One Regret About Mass Shooting Tweet - The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/business/media/scott-adams-dilbert-gilroy.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730225053/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/business/media/scott-adams-dilbert-gilroy.html |archive-date=30 July 2019 |date=30 July 2019}}</ref> {{As of|2024|post=,}} the WhenHub website is inactive.<ref>{{cite web |title=WhenHub |url=https://whenhub.com/lander |website=whenhub.com |access-date=4 April 2024 |archive-date=April 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404023230/https://whenhub.com/lander |url-status=live }}</ref>

Adams was a fan of the science fiction TV series ''[[Babylon 5]]''. He appeared in the season 4 episode "[[List of Babylon 5 episodes#ep80|Moments of Transition]]" as a character named "Mr. Adams" who hires former head of security [[Michael Garibaldi]] to locate his megalomaniacal dog and cat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moments of Transition |url=https://imdb.com/title/tt0517671/ |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=August 26, 2022 |archive-date=August 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826225213/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0517671/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He had a cameo in "[[List of NewsRadio episodes#Review|Review]]", a third-season episode of the TV series ''[[NewsRadio]]'', in which Matthew Brock (played by [[Andy Dick]]) becomes an obsessed ''Dilbert'' fan. Adams is credited as "Guy in line behind Dave and Joe in first scene".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bowman |first=Donna |date=June 2, 2009 |title=NewsRadio: "President" and "Review" |url=https://www.avclub.com/newsradio-president-and-review-1798206577 |access-date=August 20, 2022 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |archive-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820164629/https://www.avclub.com/newsradio-president-and-review-1798206577 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Adams has been a guest on podcasts including ''[[Sam Harris#Podcast|Making Sense with Sam Harris]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://samharris.org/podcasts/87-triggered/|title=Making Sense Podcast #87 — Triggered|website=Sam Harris|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120064041/https://samharris.org/podcasts/87-triggered/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tim Ferriss#Podcast|The Tim Ferriss Show]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KFgzvC-ao8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/3KFgzvC-ao8| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Scott Adams Interview (Full Episode) {{pipe}} The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)|date=October 29, 2015 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[The James Altucher Show]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7P9kxFUBI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/vL7P9kxFUBI| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=You Could Be MUCH More Persuasive: Dilbert Creator Scott Adams|date=December 6, 2019 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[The Ben Shapiro Show]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_dwx7p8eCc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/4_dwx7p8eCc| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Scott Adams {{pipe}} The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 25|date=October 28, 2018 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[The Rubin Report]]'',''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWA5pOmSDgQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/lWA5pOmSDgQ| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Trump's Persuasion and Presidency {{pipe}} Scott Adams {{pipe}} POLITICS {{pipe}} Rubin Report|date=November 24, 2017 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Zuby (rapper)|Real Talk with Zuby]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqSWc601IKg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/yqSWc601IKg| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Real Talk with Zuby #66 - Scott Adams {{pipe}} Creating Dilbert & Avoiding 'Loserthink'|date=December 6, 2019 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>'' and ''[[The David Pakman Show]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW_TwM7cNJ0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/RW_TwM7cNJ0| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Dilbert's Scott Adams Debates Mexico Wall with David|date=January 7, 2019 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>'' He has appeared on ''[[Real Time with Bill Maher]],''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMERNoQm5DE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/rMERNoQm5DE| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Real Time with Bill Maher: Dilbert Creator Scott Adams (HBO)|date=May 27, 2016 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Commonwealth Club of California]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/video/scott-adams-loserthink|title=Scott Adams: Loserthink|date=November 26, 2019 |publisher=Commonwealth Club|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025134722/https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/video/scott-adams-loserthink|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Fox News]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/5754578594001/|title='Dilbert' creator Scott Adams on understanding Trump tweets|publisher=[[Fox News]]|date=March 20, 2018|access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115083238/https://video.foxnews.com/v/5754578594001/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Berkeley Haas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Wzb6NvRKM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/B2Wzb6NvRKM| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Keynote: Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert|date=May 26, 2015 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Adams was interviewed for [[Mike Cernovich]]'s [[Mike Cernovich#Films|documentaries]] ''Silenced'' (2016)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Silenced |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6282878/ |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112011910/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6282878/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''Hoaxed'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Hoaxed-Alex-Jones/dp/B085LYL3TF|title=Watch Hoaxed|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101202452/https://www.amazon.com/Hoaxed-Alex-Jones/dp/B085LYL3TF|url-status=live}}</ref>