Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 5th August 2006

Dilbert//6321, first published twenty years ago on Saturday 5th August 2006

Official transcript

"In order to make an informed decision, you would need to know as much as I know."

"That's impossible. So instead, by mutual, implied agreement, I will feed you some lies that point you to the right decision."

"If we don't upgrade our servers, a herd of trolls will attack headquarters."

"No trolls!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IN ORDER TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION, YOU WOULD NEED TO KNOW AS MUCH AS I KNOW THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE, SO INSTEAD, BY MUTUAL, IMPLIED AGREEMENT, I WILL FEED YOU SOME LIES THAT POINT YOU TO THE RIGHT DECISION IF WE DON'T UPGRADE OUR SERVERS, A HERD OF TROLLS WILL ATTACK HEADQUARTERS.

NO TROLLS!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "No Trolls!"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2006, features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and a white shirt, standing in front of a whiteboard. He is addressing two men seated at a table, one of whom is wearing a suit and tie.

Panel 1:

• Dilbert writes on the whiteboard: "In order to make an informed decision, you would need to know as much as I know."
• The man in the suit responds, "That's impossible, so instead, by mutual, implied agreement, I will feed you some lies that point you to the right decision."

Panel 2:

• Dilbert points to the whiteboard, saying, "If we don't upgrade our servers, a herd of trolls will attack headquarters."

Panel 3:

• The man in the suit exclaims, "No trolls!"

Key Takeaway:

The comic strip satirizes the common practice of using misinformation to influence decision-making. The man in the suit uses his position of authority to feed Dilbert lies, which he presents as facts, in order to make a decision that benefits him. The punchline, "No trolls!", highlights the absurdity of the situation, as it is unlikely that a herd of trolls would actually attack headquarters. Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the ways in which power and influence can be used to manipulate others.

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