Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 3rd February 2000

Dilbert//3946, first published 26 years ago on Thursday 3rd February 2000

Tags

unvested stock quit lose stock brain irrationality small loss huge opportunity stupid

Official transcript

Outdoors, Dilbert tells Garbage Man: "If I quit I'll lose some unvested stock. That's why I'm willing to suffer my job."

Garbage Man replies: "A normal brain irrationally puts more weight on a small loss than a huge opportunity."

Dilbert begins to say: "But now that you explained it..."

But Garbage Man interrupts him: "Now you're just stupid."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IF I QUIT I'LL LOSE SOME UNVESTED STOCK. THAT'S WHY I'M WILLING TO SUFFER MY JOB.

A NORMAL BRAIN IRRATIONALLY PUTS MORE WEIGHT ON A SMALL LOSS THAN A HUGE OPPORTUNITY.

BUT NOW THAT YOU EXPLAINED IT NOW YOU'RE JUST STUPID

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Normal Brain Irrationally Puts More Weight on a Small Loss Than a Huge Opportunity"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic and humorous take on workplace life.
• In this strip, Dilbert's boss, a man with a large head and a small body, is discussing investing with a colleague.
• The boss explains that he has lost some uninvested stock, which has led him to quit his job and invest in something else.
• Dilbert, however, points out that the boss is being irrational by putting more weight on a small loss than a huge opportunity.
• The boss responds by saying that he is just stupid, which is a common theme in the Dilbert comic strip.
• The strip pokes fun at the idea that people often make irrational decisions based on their emotions rather than logic.
• It also highlights the absurdity of the workplace and the quirks of human behavior.

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