Bonum Certa Men Certa

Status and Capital

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 14, 2026

Princess Cruises Cruise Ship

Expecting his own death, days before it happened the creator of Dilbert wrote or merely finalised/polished a two-page letter (this outcome was premeditated and was predictable because he had cancer).

It focused on his books, less on the cartoons. He said he was proud of the impact those books had on people (he loved writing, based on his life's lessons). He asked people to share and encouraged people to do something useful in the world, not just hoard money.

Sadly we still live in a society that judges people by things like money (as if capital is a universal 'score') or what vagina they came out from...

You're richer than me; But you did nothing, did you? My job is to sit on this chair and shake or wave hands

People who do a lot are too busy to boast about it and wear fancy garments. That's how it has always been.

Devoting a life to being useful and doing one's best (given the limited time; at one point a person's mind ages beyond practicality, even if one remains alive and physically mobile) is the sort of legacy the creator of Dilbert (Adams) wanted to leave with everybody.

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