Great article. My view is that Scott Adams like many successful businessmen are not victims of Peter Principle.

They were not promoted into positions that they would fail. Angry, rich, jerk is not a job title. Scott Adams likely started to equate that his wealth was enough for him to go round and start telling people what he really thought. A different version of FU money but more offensive.

If you catch the tide at the right time, you can even become the 45th president. Miss the tide and you like a reenactor of the emperor. Emperor's new clothes not Star Wars.