Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 13th April 2011

Dilbert//8033, first published fifteen years ago on Wednesday 13th April 2011

Tags

appeal bad person business ethics comparison shopping guilt molt prevents competitors raising prices

Official transcript

Dilbert: Our products only appeal to people who aren't good at comparison shopping. But I justify it because our existence prevents competitors from raising prices. Am I a bad person? Dogbert: I molt a little bit every time you talk.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR PRODUCTS ONLY APPEAL TO PEOPLE WHO AREN'T GOOD AT COMPARISON SHOPPING.

BUT I JUSTIFY IT BECAUSE OUR EXISTENCE PREVENTS COMPETITORS FROM RAISING PRICES.

AM I A BAD PERSON?

I MOLT A LITTLE BIT EVERY TIME YOU TALK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Molt"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert and his cat Dogbert.
• Dogbert claims that their products are only appealing to people who aren't good at comparison shopping.
• Dilbert questions Dogbert's existence, suggesting that it is solely to justify raising prices.
• Dogbert responds by saying that he molts a little bit every time Dilbert talks, implying that he is shedding his skin due to Dilbert's criticism.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that companies may use arbitrary or unjustified reasons to raise prices, and that employees may be complicit in this practice.

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