Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 2nd April 2012

Dilbert//8388, first published fourteen years ago on Monday 2nd April 2012

Tags

inventions new app ten people created something population increases potentail value enter world unoriginal ideas agreeing

Official transcript

Dilbert: Every time I have an idea for a new app, I discover that ten people already created something just like it. As the population of the world increases, the potential value of every idea I have approaches zero. Dogbert: So, it's the entire world's fault that you have unoriginal ideas? Dilbert: Why does your agreeing sound like mocking?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

EVERY TIME I HAVE AN IDEA FOR A NEW APP, I DISCOVER THAT TEN PEOPLE ALREADY CREATED SOMETHING JUST LIKE IT.

AS THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD INCREASES, THE POTENTIAL VALUE OF EVERY IDEA I HAVE APPROACHES ZERO.

SO, IT'S THE ENTIRE WORLD'S FAULT THAT YOU HAVE UNORIGINAL IDEAS.

WHY DOES YOUR AGREEING SOUND LIKE MOCKING?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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