Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 16th May 2007

Dilbert//6605, first published nineteen years ago on Wednesday 16th May 2007

Official transcript

Dogbert consults "You need a dashboard application to track your key metrics."

"That way you'll have more data to ignore when you make your decisions based on company politics."

"Will the data be accurate?"

"Okay, let's pretend that matters."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT CONSULTS YOU NEED A DASHBOARD APPLICATION TO TRACK YOUR KEY METRICS.

THAT WAY YOULL HAVE MORE DATA TO IGNORE WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS BASED ON COMPANY POLITICS.

WILL THE DATA BE ACCURATE?

OKAY, LET'S PRETEND THAT MATTERS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Art of Misdirection"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in a newspaper, features Dilbert and Dogbert in a conversation about data analysis. Dogbert advises Dilbert to create a dashboard application to track key metrics, but with a twist: he suggests ignoring the data when it conflicts with company politics.

Key Points:

• Dogbert recommends creating a dashboard application to track key metrics.
• He advises ignoring the data when it conflicts with company politics.
• Dilbert questions the accuracy of the data, to which Dogbert responds with a nonchalant attitude.

Humor and Satire:

The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of manipulating data to support preconceived notions or political agendas. It highlights the tension between objective analysis and subjective interpretation, and the potential for misdirection in decision-making processes. The exchange between Dilbert and Dogbert is a humorous commentary on the challenges of navigating complex data in a corporate setting.

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