Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 17th January 2011

Dilbert//7947, first published fifteen years ago on Monday 17th January 2011

Tags

anger engineers honesty beginning of decline salted note good idea why don't we format social product

Official transcript

The Boss says, "I have a great idea! Why don't we make our product social?"

Dilbert says, "Because when you start to understand a concept, it marks the beginning of its decline."

Dilbert says, "On a related note, it's never a good idea to ask an engineer a question in the 'why don't we' format."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAVE A GREAT IDEA! WHY DON T WE MAKE OUR PRODUCT SOCIAL?

BECAUSE WHEN YOU START TO UNDERSTAND A CONCEPT, IT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF ITS DECLINE.

ON A RELATED NOTE, IT'S NEVER A GOOD IDEA TO ASK AN ENGINEER A QUESTION IN THE "WHY DON'T WE" FORMAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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