Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 10th May 2009

Dilbert//7330, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 10th May 2009

Tags

negotiations meeting capitalism disagreeing distrust business

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "If we lease a machine from you, how can we be sure you'll stay in business to service it?"

Man says, "How can we be sure you'll have enough money to pay the lease?"

Dilbert says, "You could check our financials."

Man says, "I'm pretty sure your financials are as fraudulant as ours."

Dilbert says, "Good point. Maybe we could ask trusted third parties to vouch for us."

Dilbert says, "Do you trust any third parties?"

Man says, "Not since my financial advisor put my retirement savings in a ponzi scheme and had an affair with my wife."

And thus ended capitalism Dilbert says, "Well, we tried."

Man says, "Maybe I could grow food in my car."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IF WE LEASE A MACHINE FROM YOU, HOW CAN WE BE SURE YOULL STAY IN BUSINESS TO SERVICE IT?

HOW CAN WE BE SURE YOULL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THE LEASE?

YOU COULD CHECK OUR FINANCIALS.

I'M PRETTY SURE YOUR FINANCIALS ARE AS FRAUDULENT AS OURS.

GOOD POINT.) MAYBE WE COULD ASK TRUSTED THIRD PARTIES TO VOUCH FOR US.

DO YOU TRUST ANY THIRD PARTIES?

NOT SINCE MY FINANCIAL ADVISOR PUT MY RETIREMENT SAVINGS IN A PONZI SCHEME AND HAD AN AFFAIR WITH MY WIFE.

AND THUS ENDED CAPITALISM WELL, WE TRIED.

MAYBE I COULD GROW FOOD IN MY CAR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "And Thus Ended Capitalism" and features Dilbert discussing financials with his boss.

Key Points:

• Dilbert asks about the lease cost of a machine, prompting his boss to explain that they can trust any third party.
• Dilbert expresses skepticism about the financial advisor's trustworthiness, citing their involvement in a Ponzi scheme and affair with his wife.
• The boss responds that they tried to grow food in their car, implying a lack of trust in the financial advisor's abilities.

Themes:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of trusting financial advisors and the potential consequences of their actions.
• It also highlights the absurdity of trying to grow food in a car.

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