5 Feet of Fury

Oh, no: Dilbert creator exposed as sockpuppet espousing his own ‘genius’ on web forums

Now I feel stupid about recommending his WSJ op-ed from last week.

Salon reports:

Anyone can be anyone on the Internet, and for many, anonymity offers a freedom and safety necessary for self-expression. But when someone deliberately misrepresents himself, because he claims his own adoring “invisible friend” is an “unbiased messenger,” when he lies about who he is because it’s “fun” playing the “vigilante,” it’s a profound statement of cynicism about the nature of online community and contempt for his readers