Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 6th June 2008

Dilbert//6992, first published eighteen years ago on Friday 6th June 2008

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betray ignorance complicated scle experience the illusion technical report

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "You won't read my technical report so I summarized it in this complicated slide."

Dilbert says, "If you stare at it long enough you will either experience the illusion of understanding it or be too embarrassed to admit you don't."

Dilbert says, "Do you have any questions to betray your ignorance?"

Someone says, "Is the triangle thing mad at the tube?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU WON'T READ MY TECHNICAL REPORT 50 I SUMMARIZED IT IN THIS COMPLICATED SLIDE.

IF YOU STARE AT IT LONG ENOUGH YOU WILL EITHER EXPERIENCE THE ILLUSION OF UNDERSTANDING IT OR BE TOO EMBARRASSED TO ADMIT YOU DONT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO BETRAY YOUR IGNORANCE?

IS THE TRIANGLE THING MAD AT THE TUBE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Triangle of Ignorance"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a character presenting a technical report to a group of people.
• The character asks if anyone has questions to "betray their ignorance."
• A person in the audience responds by asking if the triangle thing at the tube is related to the topic.
• The character responds by saying it is not relevant and the question is an attempt to avoid admitting ignorance.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the tendency to ask unnecessary questions in order to appear knowledgeable.

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