Frasi di Scott Adams

Scott Adams è un fumettista statunitense.

È celebre per essere il creatore della striscia a fumetti Dilbert, nonché scrittore di diversi libri di filosofia e di parodie satiriche. Ricevette la "Bachelor's degree" in Economia al Hartwick College e dal 1979 ed è anche socio del Mensa. Ha teorizzato il principio di Dilbert, secondo il quale le aziende tendono a promuovere i dipendenti più incapaci per impedirgli di far danni.

Scott Adams è un accanito fan di Babylon 5, una serie TV di tipo fantascientifico. È perfino comparso nella stagione 4 della serie, nell'episodio "Moments of Transition" nella parte di un personaggio chiamato Mr. Adams, che assolda l'ex-capo di sicurezza Michael Garibaldi per trovare il suo cane smarrito. Scott è un membro della International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.



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Scott Adams Frasi e Citazioni

“Da quando l'ignoranza è diventata un punto di vista?”

Origine: Scott Adams, When did ignorance become a point of view?, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1º settembre 2000, pp. 128. ISBN 978-07-407-1839-7

Scott Adams: Frasi in inglese

“What are the odds that you are the first generation of humans who will understand reality?”

The Avatar, from God's Debris : A Thought Experiment (2001)
Contesto: Every generation of humans believed it had all the answers it needed, except for a few mysteries they assumed would be solved at any moment. And they all believed their ancestors were simplistic and deluded. What are the odds that you are the first generation of humans who will understand reality?

“If an economist uses a complicated model to predict just about anything, you can ignore it.”

Press release, 10 September 2008 http://dilbert.com/blog
Contesto: If an economist uses a complicated model to predict just about anything, you can ignore it. By analogy, a doctor can’t tell you the exact date of your death in 50 years. But if a doctor tells you to eat less and exercise more, that’s good advice even if you later get hit by a bus. Along those same lines, economists can give useful general advice on the economy, even if you know there will be surprises. Still, be skeptical.

“When you understand persuasion … the truth is not as useful as it should be …”

[Sam Harris vs. Scott Adams on Trump, YouTube, 19 July 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAVMbuETnX0] (14:43 of 2:17:44)

“The truth is that I imagined every bit of good fortune that has come my way.”

Contesto: Years later, when "Dilbert" was in thousands of newspapers, people often asked me if I ever imagined being so lucky. I usually said no, because that's the answer people expected. The truth is that I imagined every bit of good fortune that has come my way. But in my imagination I also invented a belt that would allow me to fly and had special permission from Congress to urinate like a bird wherever I wanted. I wake up every morning disappointed that I have to wear pants and walk. Imagination has a way of breeding disappointment.

“These days it seems like any idiot with a laptop computer can churn out a business book and make a few bucks. That's certainly what I'm hoping.”

The Dilbert Principle (1995)
Contesto: These days it seems like any idiot with a laptop computer can churn out a business book and make a few bucks. That's certainly what I'm hoping. It would be a real letdown if the trend changed before this masterpiece goes to print.

“I wake up every morning disappointed that I have to wear pants and walk. Imagination has a way of breeding disappointment.”

Contesto: Years later, when "Dilbert" was in thousands of newspapers, people often asked me if I ever imagined being so lucky. I usually said no, because that's the answer people expected. The truth is that I imagined every bit of good fortune that has come my way. But in my imagination I also invented a belt that would allow me to fly and had special permission from Congress to urinate like a bird wherever I wanted. I wake up every morning disappointed that I have to wear pants and walk. Imagination has a way of breeding disappointment.

“Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.”

The Dilbert Principle (1996), p. 174;
Contesto: Normal people don't understand this concept; they believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

“Life is half delicious yogurt, half crap, and your job is to keep the plastic spoon in the yogurt.”

Dilbert Blog, Sleepless in California, 2006-07-21, http://web.archive.org/20060814050102/dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/07/sleepless_in_ca.html, 2006-08-14 http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/07/sleepless_in_ca.html,

“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.”

"A Kind Word", in DNRC Newsletter #9 (December 1995) http://web.archive.org/web/19970412134441/www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/newsletter/html/newsletter09.html

“Always remember that as long as other people are gullible, there's no limit to what you can achieve.”

Origine: Dilbert's Guide to the Rest of Your Life: Dispatches from Cubicleland

“There is no idea so bad that it cannot be made to look brilliant with the proper application of fonts and color.”

Origine: Dilbert's Guide to the Rest of Your Life: Dispatches from Cubicleland

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