Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 11th July 2012

Dilbert//8488, first published fourteen years ago on Wednesday 11th July 2012

Tags

acquaintances gadgets online stalking victim social media app friends

Official transcript

Alice: I wrote a social media app that can tell me how many friends other people have. App: Zero friends... 75 acquaintances... one nemesis... nine online stalking victims... Wally: Are you double-counting my stalking victims? Some of them are also acquaintances.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WROTE A SOCIAL MEDIA APP THAT CAN TELL ME HOW MANY FRIENDS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE.

ZERO FRIENDS...

ONE NEMESTS. ..NINE ONLINE STALKING VICTIMS...

ARE YOU DOUBLE- COUNTING MY STALKING VICTIMS? SOME OF THEM ARE ALSO ACQUAINTANCES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Online Stalking Victims"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head, and his co-worker Alice, a woman with curly brown hair. The strip is divided into three panels.

Panel 1: Dilbert asks Alice how many friends she has on social media, and she replies that she has zero friends but 75 acquaintances.

Panel 2: Alice reveals that she has nine online stalking victims, implying that she has been harassed or threatened by these individuals.

Panel 3: Dilbert asks if Alice is double-counting her stalking victims, as some of them may also be acquaintances. Alice responds that she is not, emphasizing that they are distinct groups.

Overall: The comic strip humorously highlights the blurred lines between online friendships and stalking, as well as the challenges of navigating social media interactions.

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