Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 3rd May 2010

Dilbert//7688, first published sixteen years ago on Monday 3rd May 2010

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tech support sit down talk stool computer headset technical problems trick hurt pessimism angry technology

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "It's not right to use your tech support job to trick people into hurting themselves."

Dogbert says, "I help people take their minds off of hopeless technical problems."

Dilbert says, "How do you know a problem is hopeless?"

Dogbert says, "Great. So now pessimism is a crime?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT'S NOT RIGHT TO USE YOUR TECH SUPPORT JOB TO TRICK PEOPLE INTO HURTING THEMSELVES.

I HELP PEOPLE TAKE THEIR MINDS OFF OF HOPELESS TECHNICAL PROBLEMS.

TT HOW DO YOU KNOW A PROBLEM IS HOPELESS?

GREAT.

SO NOW PESSIMISM IS A CRIME?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Pessimism is a Crime"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a balding head and a white shirt, sitting at his desk in an office. He is engaged in a conversation with Dogbert, a white dog wearing glasses and a lab coat, who is seated on a chair in front of him.

Dialogue:

• Dilbert: "It's not right to use your tech support job to trick people into hurting themselves."
• Dogbert: "I help people take their minds off of hopeless technical problems."
• Dilbert: "How do you know a problem is hopeless?"
• Dogbert: "Great. So now pessimism is a crime?"

Humor:

The humor in this comic strip lies in the unexpected twist on the typical tech support scenario. Instead of helping people solve their technical issues, Dogbert is using his position to distract them from their problems and make them feel better. The punchline about pessimism being a crime adds to the absurdity of the situation, highlighting the absurdity of the situation and the dark humor of the strip.

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