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title: "Via @[559895301:2048:Michael Keenan] "I often credit the success of…"
date: 2015-05-27
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# Via @[559895301:2048:Michael Keenan] "I often credit the success of…

*May 27, 2015 · Facebook*

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[http://blog.dilbert.com/post/120027996566/dignity-and-other-obstacles-to-success](http://blog.dilbert.com/post/120027996566/dignity-and-other-obstacles-to-success){target="_blank"}
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Via @\[559895301:2048:Michael Keenan\]\
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\"I often credit the success of Dilbert with my total lack of artistic integrity. I launched the strip as a generic comic about a guy that happened to be an engineer, but for the first year or two I focused on his home life. I was surprised to learn that readers preferred my infrequent workplace jokes to my generic humor, so I turned Dilbert into a workplace comic. Success followed. I treated my art like any other product and gave customers the features they demanded. To put it bluntly, I traded my artistic pride for a better business model.\" - Scott Adams
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