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The Dilbert Future (1997) is a gloves-off satire of humanity by Scott Adams that breaks the net motivations of humanity down into stupidity, selfishness, and "horniness", and presents various ideas for profit from human nature. The final chapter invites the reader to ponder upon several open ended questions, such as the nature of gravity and the utility of affirmation, which are further addressed in God’s Debris. He also had predictions throughout the book such as: "There will be two types of people: Superstars and perspiration wipers. Those who are neither will be managers" and "In the Future, the value of your job will decrease, thanks to the godforsaken hellhole of North Dakota". Most of these were just for kicks. It also foreshadows the Dilberito, in which Scott explains that one day a piece of food would have 100% of what you need every day, considering how otherwise you would need a supercomputer and a team of scientists to figure out what you should eat. Scott Adams did... full article at wikipedia
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