Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 31st January 2011

Dilbert//7961, first published fifteen years ago on Monday 31st January 2011

Tags

fear terrorists viruses elbonian kidnappers refused ransom pay stockholm syndrome identifying with captors beating up contagious

Official transcript

Dilbert Comic Strip Series - Asok is kidnapped in Elbonia

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I THOUGHT MY ELBONIAN KIDNAPPERS WOULD HOLD ME FOREVER BECAUSE YOU REFUSED TO PAY THE RANSOM THEN THE STOCKHOLM EFFECT KICKED IN. I STARTED IDENTIFYING WITH MY CAPTORS AND BEATING MYSELF.

AND THEY LET YOU GO?

APPARENTLY IT LOOKED CONTAGIOUS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Stockholm Syndrome." It features a conversation between two employees, one of whom has been kidnapped by Elbonian kidnappers. The kidnapped employee initially refuses to pay the ransom but eventually begins to identify with his captors and even beats himself. The other employee is shocked by this development, as it is unusual for someone to develop such strong emotional bonds with their captors. The comic strip humorously explores the concept of Stockholm syndrome, where hostages develop a sense of loyalty and affection towards their captors.

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