Scott Adams is a very smart man who understands the dysfunction of those who seek power and will do anything to anyone to keep hold of it. His comic strips were not really meant to be funny. They were meant to be informative. They were so spot on that my company forbid them being cut out and posted.
Where I used to work, Dilbert was a documentary.
“His comic strips were not really meant to be funny.”
I think they were—just not merely funny. The humor is definitely rooted in meaningful social commentary.
We had them papering our cubicles. With names changed.
Discussions of The Office and Dilbert were banned where I worked. Says something about the toxicity of accurate parody. Modern work culture has in many cases so pushed the envelope of the social contract that an honest discussion is forbidden.