Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 13th December 2008

Dilbert//7182, first published eighteen years ago on Saturday 13th December 2008

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advice bad idea saving & investment financial advisor diseased livestock sick cow aggregate math savvy education money

Official transcript

Dogbert the financial adviser

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR YOU SHOULD INVEST ALL OF YOUR MONEY IN DISEASED LIVESTOCK.

IT WOULD BE UNWISE TO INVEST IN JUST ONE SICK COW, BUT IF YOU AGGREGATE A BUNCH OF THEM TOGETHER, THE RISK GOES AWAY.

IT'S CALLED MATH.

SUDDENLY I FEEL ALL SAVVY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Dilbert: A Cautionary Tale of Investment Risks"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2008, features Dilbert, the main character, sitting at a desk with his financial advisor, Dogbert. The conversation begins with Dogbert advising Dilbert to invest all his money in diseased livestock. However, when Dilbert questions the logic, Dogbert reveals that it's actually a clever ploy to "aggregate a bunch of them together, the risk goes away." The punchline is delivered by Dogbert, who claims that this investment strategy is called "math," and he feels all "savvy" about it.

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of financial advice and the creative ways people try to justify their investment decisions. It pokes fun at the idea that some investment strategies may seem questionable but are presented as sound due to their complexity or use of technical terms. Overall, the comic strip provides a lighthearted commentary on the world of finance and investing.

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