Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 15th October 2002

Dilbert//4931, first published 24 years ago on Tuesday 15th October 2002

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computer recycled paper doomed to fail find joy misery technology

Official transcript

The Boss puts his arm around Dilbert and says to the meeting, "I asked Dilbert to lead the team in making a computer entirely from recycled paper."

Asok exclaims, "Ha Ha Ha!! You are totally doomed to fail!!"

Asok says, "Wally is teaching me to find joy in the misery of others."

Dilbert turns to Asok and responds, "You're on my project team."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I ASKED DILBERT TO LEAD THE TEAM IN MAKING A COMPUTER ENTIRELY FROM RECYCLED PAPER.

!!

YOU ARE TOTALLY DOOMED TO FAIL!!

WALLY IS TEACHING ME TO FIND JOY IN THE MISERY OF OTHERS.

YOU'RE ON MY PROJECT TEAM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Doomed to Fail"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a cartoon character, who is tasked by his boss to lead a team in creating a computer entirely from recycled paper.
• Dilbert's team is comprised of individuals who are not competent in their roles, with one member being "totally doomed to fail."
• Despite this, Dilbert's boss encourages him to find joy in the misery of others, suggesting that he is on his project team.
• The comic strip satirizes the common practice of placing incompetent individuals in leadership positions and the absurdity of expecting them to succeed.

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