I think the commentor was talking about Adams's support for Trump. While maybe not normal on Reddit, HN or San Francisco, it's normal enough that more than half the voters agreed with Scott Adams.
Hackernews readers have a habit of downvoting descriptive comments because they read them as normative
Re:Scott Adams has died
by nobody9999 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @10:43PM
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Less than half. 49.8%, in fact.[0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia...
Re:Scott Adams has died
by ActorNightly on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:19PM
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No Im talking about the ending chapters of Dilbert Future. Some real interesting stuff in there.
Prayer is basically that isn't it? Also, "the secret."
Re:Scott Adams has died
by unwise-exe on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @11:16PM
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>>> Manifesting things into reality through writing them often enough is FAR from a normal belief.
Hey, propaganda is a thing and it works. That's totally and example of manifesting things into reality through writing them often enough.
Re:Scott Adams has died
by carlosjobim on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @05:59AM
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Most people in the industrialized world zealously believe what they are told to believe, even if it goes against what's in front of their own eyes. So making things true just by saying or writing them is not that odd.
Manifesting things into reality through writing them often enough is FAR from a normal belief. Dude was a bit looney from the get go