Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 10th December 1998

Dilbert//3526, first published 28 years ago on Thursday 10th December 1998

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complex financial model lindbergh inventing light bulb boss is dumb

Official transcript

Dilbert holds a diskette in front of his boss. Dilbert says, "I created a complex financial model for our company."

The Boss says, "Let's see."

Dilbert says, "It's dangerous if you don't understand it."

The Boss says, "That's what they told Lindbergh.."

The Boss says, "But that didn't stop him from inventing the lightbulb."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CREATED A COMPLEX FINANCIAL MODEL FOR OUR COMPANY.

LET'S SEE.

IT'S DANGEROUS IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD LINDBERGH...

BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP HIM FROM INVENTING THE LIGHTBULB.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Lightbulb Idea"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with his colleagues, who are discussing a complex financial model created by the company's founder. The conversation takes an unexpected turn when Dilbert suggests that the model is not understandable and that the founder did not stop him from inventing the lightbulb.

The strip is a humorous commentary on the challenges of understanding complex financial models and the tendency for people to overcomplicate things. It also touches on the theme of innovation and the importance of simplicity in problem-solving.

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