If I read my history right, satire has usually been one tool in an effort
to change ... particularly in changing large systems, since it serves to
communicate the problem to the masses.
However, in reply to Benjamin Compton
> Am I missing the boat on this one? Do others face this same problem?
> Is Scott Adams really bringing about constructive change, or is he simply
> making a whole lot of money by mocking managers without accepting (or
> recognizing) that he is also causing serious problems within many
> organizations?
I've had the pleasure to communicate by e-mail with Scott, and I would say
you are reading a little too much into his motive. He really just wants
to draw and make people laugh. I guess in the revolution, his job is to
ridicule, and ours is to manage the emotional response to that ridicule,
channeling the energy in an appropriate way.
Steve
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