Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 27th December 2010

Dilbert//7926, first published sixteen years ago on Monday 27th December 2010

Tags

cheer up happiness comparing yourself reference group successful member psychology

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "I feel like a failure. Say something to cheer me up?"

Dogbert says, "Happiness comes from comparing yourself to a reference group that is relatively worse off."

Dogbert says, "You're a successful member of the reference group."

Dilbert says, "And that's not nothing!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I FEEL LIKE A FAILURE. SAY SOMETHING TO CHEER ME UP?

HAPPINESS COMES FROM COMPARING YOURSELF TO A REFERENCE GROUP THAT IS RELATIVELY WORSE OFF.

YOU'RE A SUCCESSFUL MEMBER OF THE REFERENCE GROUP.

AND THAT'S NOT NOTHING!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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