Faith, Final Reflections, and a Lasting Message
In a deeply personal portion of his farewell letter, Adams revealed a late-life turn toward Christianity, despite previously identifying as a nonbeliever.
“I accept Jesus Christ as my lord and savior and look forward to spending an eternity with him,” Adams wrote. “The part about me not being a believer should be quickly resolved if I wake up in heaven.”
Adams closed his message with gratitude and a call to action for his audience.
“I had an amazing life,” he wrote. “If I got any benefits from my work, I’m asking that you pay it forward as best as you can. That’s the legacy I want: be useful.”
The Rise of “Dilbert” and Corporate Satire Fame
Launched in 1989, “Dilbert” became a cultural phenomenon by skewering corporate bureaucracy and white-collar absurdities. The strip drew heavily from Scott Adams’ own experience working at Pacific Bell, later part of AT&T.
Over the next decade, “Dilbert” grew into one of the most widely syndicated comics in the world. Adams received the National Cartoonists Society’s prestigious Reuben Award in 1997, and by 2013, the strip reportedly appeared in approximately 2,000 newspapers across 65 countries, translated into 25 languages.
