Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 31st December 2000

Dilbert//4278, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 31st December 2000

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advice collect crcystals ctcystals can heal scientific evidence point of view ignorant dinner date spoiled

Official transcript

Dilbert asks Catbert, "Any advice?"

Catbert says, "Try to be less like you."

Dilbert, carrying a bunch of flowers, thinks, "That might work."

Dilbert hands the flowers to a female co-worker and thinks, "Less like me... Less like me."

The female co-worker says to Dilbert, "I collect crystals."

Dilbert thinks, "Uh-oh."

The female co-worker says, "I don't know of any scientific evidence that they can heal."

Dilbert thinks, "Whew."

The female co-worker says to Dilbert, "But it's my point of view that they do."

Dilbert says to the female co-worker, "When did ignorance become a point of view?"

Seated in a restaurant reading a menu, Dilbert sits across from the frowning female co-worker and thinks, "Too much like me."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ANY ADVICE?

TRY TO BE LESS THAT MIGHT WORK LESS LIKE ME... LESS LIKE ME.

I COLLECT CRYSTALS.

CUH-OH LANC I DON'T KNOW OF ANY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT THEY CAN HEAL.

WHEW." BUT IT'S MY POINT OF VIEW THAT THEY DO.

WHEN DID IGNORANCE BECOME A POINT OF VIEW?

TOO MUCH LIKE ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Crystal Collector"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert and his assistant, Alice, in a humorous exchange. The conversation begins with Dilbert asking for advice on how to be less like himself. Alice responds by suggesting that he try to be less like her, which prompts Dilbert to ask if it's possible to be less like someone who doesn't exist. Alice then reveals that she collects crystals, which Dilbert finds unimpressive. The conversation takes an unexpected turn when Dilbert asks if ignorance can become a point of view, leading to a discussion about the nature of ignorance and its relationship to knowledge. The strip concludes with Dilbert expressing his admiration for Alice's crystal collection, despite his initial skepticism.

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