Editing Scott Adams (section)

===''Real Coffee with Scott Adams''===
In 2015, Adams wrote blog posts predicting that [[Donald Trump]] had a 98 percent chance of winning the presidency based on his persuasion skills, and he started writing about Trump's persuasion techniques. His pieces on this topic grew popular, so he started writing about it regularly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-explains-trumps-persuasion-style-2017-10|title=The creator of Dilbert explains Trump's persuasion style and reminds us why people stopped caring about facts|first=Scott|last=Adams|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=November 1, 2017|access-date=February 27, 2023|archive-date=February 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226134756/https://www.businessinsider.com/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-explains-trumps-persuasion-style-2017-10|url-status=live}}</ref> Adams soon developed this as a daily video presentation called ''Real Coffee with Scott Adams'', distributed to [[Periscope (service)|Periscope]], [[YouTube]], ScottAdamsSays.com,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scott Adams' Blog|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=Scott Adams' Blog|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526055322/https://www.scottadamssays.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Locals]], where he covered topics such as current events, politics, persuasion, and routes to success.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 24, 2018 |title=Coffee with Scott Adams |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8340698/ |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723010353/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8340698/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Real Coffee with Scott Adams'' has featured guests such as [[Naval Ravikant]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0bPSseOlMc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/G0bPSseOlMc| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 840 Scott Adams: Conversation With Naval Ravikant About Coronavirus|date=March 5, 2020 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Ed Latimore]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcmIvAj6wJw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/vcmIvAj6wJw| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 459 Scott Adams: Talking With Writer, Boxer, Brilliant Guy @EdLatimore on Success|date=March 21, 2019 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Dave Rubin]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaRnljfPvlo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/SaRnljfPvlo| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 947 Scott Adams: Talking With Dave Rubin About His New Book Don't Burn This Book, Joe Biden|date=May 2020 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Erik Finman,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c1DpBu8Iv0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/4c1DpBu8Iv0| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 568 Scott Adams: Amazing Erik Finman, Gaslighting, Harvard Hypocrites, Trump Heights|date=June 17, 2019 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Greg Gutfeld]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/episode-1083-scott-adams-guest-greg-gutfeld-talks-about/id1494763610?i=1000487317196|title=Real Coffee with Scott Adams: Episode 1083 Scott Adams: Guest Greg Gutfeld Talks About His New Best Seller The Plus, Then on to the Headlines on Apple Podcasts|website=Apple Podcasts|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-date=September 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918172421/https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/episode-1083-scott-adams-guest-greg-gutfeld-talks-about/id1494763610?i=1000487317196|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Matt Gaetz]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays |url=https://www.pscp.tv/ScottAdamsSays/1ZkKzAnZLEZxv |website=[[Periscope (service)|Periscope]] |access-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-date=March 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320040709/https://www.pscp.tv/ScottAdamsSays/1ZkKzAnZLEZxv |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ben Askren]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-739-scott-adams-talking-to-ben-askren-ytube-alternative-shampeachment-cartels/|title=Episode 739 Scott Adams: Talking to Ben Askren, Y**Tube Alternative, #Shampeachment, Cartels|date=November 27, 2019|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171616/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-739-scott-adams-talking-to-ben-askren-ytube-alternative-shampeachment-cartels/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carpe Donktum,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-597-scott-adams-bubonic-plague-mind-reading-british-diplomats-chat-with-carpedonktum/|title=Episode 597 Scott Adams: Bubonic Plague, Mind-Reading British Diplomats, Chat With @CarpeDonktum|date=July 14, 2019|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171613/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-597-scott-adams-bubonic-plague-mind-reading-british-diplomats-chat-with-carpedonktum/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mark Schneider,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coffee with Scott Adams (TV Series 2018– ) |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8340698/characters/nm10588795 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> [[Steve Hsu]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-599-scott-adams-talking-to-steve-hsu-of-genomic-prediction-using-ai-and-genomics-to-predict-disease/|title=Episode 599 Scott Adams: Talking to Steve Hsu of Genomic Prediction, Using AI and Genomics to Predict Disease|date=July 16, 2019|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171617/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-599-scott-adams-talking-to-steve-hsu-of-genomic-prediction-using-ai-and-genomics-to-predict-disease/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Michael Shellenberger]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yDbzrIPBnQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/6yDbzrIPBnQ| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 1053 Scott Adams: Talking With Michael Shellenberger About Apocalypse Never, A Terrific Book|date=July 10, 2020 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-1053-scott-adams-talking-with-michael-shellenberger-about-apocalypse-never-a-terrific-book/|title=Episode 1053 Scott Adams: Talking With Michael Shellenberger About Apocalypse Never, A Terrific Book|date=July 10, 2020|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171609/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-1053-scott-adams-talking-with-michael-shellenberger-about-apocalypse-never-a-terrific-book/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carson Griffith,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGvFulc0Qz4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/nGvFulc0Qz4| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 1044 Scott Adams: Special Guest Carson Griffith and Lots About the Protests and Biden|date=July 2020 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-1044-scott-adams-special-guest-carson-griffith-and-lots-about-the-protests-and-biden/|title=Episode 1044 Scott Adams: Special Guest Carson Griffith and Lots About the Protests and Biden|date=July 1, 2020|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171614/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-1044-scott-adams-special-guest-carson-griffith-and-lots-about-the-protests-and-biden/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Shiva Ayyadurai]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0sGe9ZOqeE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/T0sGe9ZOqeE| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Episode 664 Scott Adams: Join Me With Dr. Shiva Now to Talk About Vaccinations|date=September 16, 2019 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> James Nortey,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-705-scott-adams-special-guest-norteytx-about-trump-then-rotfrancisco-favors-versus-quid-pro-quo/|title=Episode 705 Scott Adams: Special Guest @NorteyTX About Trump, Then #Rotfrancisco, Favors Versus Quid Pro Quo|date=October 26, 2019|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171611/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-705-scott-adams-special-guest-norteytx-about-trump-then-rotfrancisco-favors-versus-quid-pro-quo/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Clint Morgan,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-725-scott-adams-special-guest-clint-morgan-shampeachment/|title=Episode 725 Scott Adams: Special Guest Clint Morgan, #Shampeachment|date=November 14, 2019|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171617/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-725-scott-adams-special-guest-clint-morgan-shampeachment/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Bjørn Lomborg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-1058-scott-adams-part1-talking-with-bjorn-lomborg-about-his-book-false-alarm-plus-ridiculous-news/|title=Episode 1058 Scott Adams PART1: Talking With Bjorn Lomborg About His Book False Alarm, Plus Ridiculous News|date=July 15, 2020|website=Scott Adams' Blog|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926201429/https://www.scottadamssays.com/episode-1058-scott-adams-part1-talking-with-bjorn-lomborg-about-his-book-false-alarm-plus-ridiculous-news/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, [[Kanye West]] shared multiple clips on Twitter from a ''Coffee'' episode titled: "Scott Adams tells you how Kanye showed the way to The Golden Age. With Coffee."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Broderick |first=Ryan |date=April 23, 2018 |title=People Are Worrying That Kanye West Is Getting Radicalized By The Far-Right |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/kanye-west-scott-adams-redpilled-twitter-right-trump |website=[[BuzzFeed News]] |access-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303175343/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/kanye-west-scott-adams-redpilled-twitter-right-trump |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, President Trump [[retweet]]ed an episode where Adams mocked [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://didtrumptweetit.com/1256626861368582146-2/|title=RT @ScottAdamsSays: Join me for a quick laugh about the funniest Trump kill shot on Biden. Ever.|website=Did Trump Tweet It?|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729182951/http://didtrumptweetit.com/1256626861368582146-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Adams offers paid subscriptions for exclusive content on [[Locals]].<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Adams |first=Scott |user=ScottAdamsSays |number=1255526555373240325 |date=April 29, 2020 |title=Locals is a subscription service, so I can't get blocked by an algorithm that favors content that advertisers find "safe." |language=en |access-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506033921/https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1255526555373240325 |archive-date=May 6, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Adams said: "For context, I expect my Dilbert income to largely disappear in the next year as newspapers close up forever. The [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus]] sped up that inevitable trend. Like many of you, I'm reinventing my life for a post-coronavirus world. The Locals platform is a big part of that."<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Adams |first=Scott |user=ScottAdamsSays |number=1255526557776515074 |date=April 29, 2020 |title=For context, I expect my Dilbert income to largely disappear in the next year as newspapers close up forever. The coronavirus sped up that inevitable trend. Like many of you, I'm reinventing my life for a post-coronavirus world. The Locals platform is a big part of that. |access-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210216055720/https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1255526557776515074 |archive-date=February 16, 2021}}</ref>