It s just a safety valve. I confess I am somewhat suspicious of Adams' credentials as the prophet of the workplace. If you can write on it, if it will hold a label, it s a prime target for licensing. You can t get to overexposure without getting to filthy rich first. What is disturbing in Dilbert is the relative equanimity with which the office workers accept their plight.
Passivity is their chief character trait.
They seem to be automatons who do not so much live in, as simply respond to, their environment. One wonders if painting this humorous picture of their ineptitude, their shallowness of life, their willingness to go along with absurdity, is a step on the way to ending the insanity. Adams says they always think he's pointing the finger at somebody else. Adams seems to be ambivalent on his role. My goal is to make a few bucks and hope you laugh in the process.