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Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 10th July 2012

Dilbert//8487, first published fourteen years ago on Tuesday 10th July 2012


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doomed social media hatred motivation rich people venture capitalist


Official transcript

Dogbert: I've decided to become a venture capitalist. I'll take money from the rich and give it to hopelessly doomed social media start-ups. Dilbert: Because you love helping entrepreneurs? Dogbert: Because I hate rich people who aren't me.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I'VE DECIDED TO BECOME A VENTURE CAPITALIST.

I'LL TAKE MONEY FROM THE RICH AND GIVE IT TO HOPELESSLY DOOMED SOCIAL MEDIA STARTUPS.

BECAUSE YOU LOVE HELPING ENTREPRENEURS?

BECAUSE I HATE RICH PEOPLE WHO AREN'T ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Venture Capitalist"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man in a red shirt and black pants, sitting on a log with his dog Dogbert. The conversation begins with Dilbert declaring his intention to become a venture capitalist, taking money from the rich to fund "hopelessly doomed social media start-ups." Dogbert responds by asking why Dilbert hates rich people who aren't him, implying that he is motivated by a desire to exploit others for personal gain. The strip satirizes the excesses of venture capitalism and the perceived hypocrisy of those who profit from it.

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