Scott Alexander: The Dilbert Afterlife

Re:Scott Alexander: The Dilbert Afterlife by tsunamifury on Saturday January 17, 2026 @10:43AM (#46658922)

Did you not realize we’ve built a system where everyone is both oppressor and oppressed. Did you not think she too had an idiot boss?

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Re:Scott Alexander: The Dilbert Afterlife by helterskelter on Saturday January 17, 2026 @10:49AM (#46658958)

Shit rolls downhill...and most people just try to keep an eye on where the next turd comes from without bothering to watch where it goes after it's past them.

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Re:Scott Alexander: The Dilbert Afterlife by wordpad on Saturday January 17, 2026 @11:06AM (#46659104)

That's... So wise... Where is that from

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Re:Scott Alexander: The Dilbert Afterlife by tejtm on Saturday January 17, 2026 @01:45PM (#46660691)

from how to be a plumber --

  Shit flows downhill, payday is on Friday.

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Re:Scott Alexander: The Dilbert Afterlife by buildsjets on Saturday January 17, 2026 @05:33PM (#46662781)

You forgot the most important rule of plumbing: Don’t bite your fingernails.

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Re:Scott Alexander: The Dilbert Afterlife by booleandilemma on Saturday January 17, 2026 @10:52AM (#46658974)

Not enough people realize this, unfortunately. If they did our system would be flatter than it currently is. You wouldn't have "peaks", so to speak.

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Re:Scott Alexander: The Dilbert Afterlife by eru on Saturday January 17, 2026 @09:49PM (#46664398)

Well, driving an Uber is pretty flat.

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