Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 28th August 2010

Dilbert//7805, first published sixteen years ago on Saturday 28th August 2010

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meeting front media bad slave labor elbonia make products cave chain water entertainment business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "We're getting some heat from the media for using Elbonian slave labor ot build our products."

The Boss says, "I've been trying to tell the media that it's not as bad as it sounds."

ELBONIA Elboanian says, "Now I'll be the slave and you be the oppressor!"

Elbonian 2 says, "No!!! Not yet!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'RE GETTING SOME HEAT FROM THE MEDIA FOR USING ELBONIAN SLAVE LABOR TO BUILD OUR PRODUCTS.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL THE MEDIA THAT IT'S NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS.

ELBONIA NOW I'LL BE THE SLAVE AND YOU BE THE OPPRESSOR!

NO!!!

NOT YET!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Media Slavery"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert and his colleagues in a meeting, discussing the use of "Elbonian slave labor" to build their products. The conversation is interrupted by Elbonia, who reveals that the media has been trying to tell the world that it's not as bad as it sounds. However, Elbonia refuses to be an oppressor and declares that he will be the slave, while the others will be the oppressors.

Key Points:

• The comic strip satirizes the use of cheap labor and the media's portrayal of it.
• Elbonia's declaration highlights the irony of the situation, where those in power are trying to justify their actions.
• The strip pokes fun at the idea of "media slavery" and the ways in which information can be manipulated to suit one's agenda.

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