[ale] RIP Dilbert

Ron ron at bclug.ca
Thu Jan 15 06:29:10 EST 2026


Jeff Lightner via Ale wrote on 2026-01-14 17:04:

> Saying he wasn't "canceled" then giving the reasons why he was is a
> bit disingenuous.

I didn't say, "he wasn't cancelled".

I said:

> The reasons weren't that unreasonable.

Then I quoted someone else saying that it was a case of consequences 
instead.


The very term "cancel" is a loaded framing these days, favoured
by those who think consequences shouldn't be applied to their tribe.

(I'm NOT saying that's how you used it!)


> I didn't say there weren't good reason.  I said I didn't recall what
> they were.
And I thought it a good time to remind / inform everyone since the topic 
came up.



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