Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 10th October 2012

Dilbert//8579, first published fourteen years ago on Wednesday 10th October 2012

Tags

business failures-bankruptcies gadgets competitor out of business next prodcut predictable mediocrity genius

Official transcript

Boss: Good news! Our biggest competitor just went out of business! There was so much anticipation for their next product that no one bought the current one and they ran out of money. Alice: Our strategy of predictable mediocrity paid off again. Boss: It's okay to call it genius.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

GOOD NEWS! OUR BIGGEST COMPETITOR JUST WENT OUT OF BUSINESS!

THERE WAS SO MUCH ANTICIPATION FOR THEIR NEXT PRODUCT THAT NO ONE BOUGHT THE CURRENT ONE AND THEY RAN OUT OF MONEY.

OUR STRATEGY OF PREDICTABLE MEDIOCRITY PAID OFF AGAIN.

IT'S OKAY TO CALL IT GENIUS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Predictable Mediocrity"

Summary:

The comic strip follows the conversation between two employees in a business setting. The first employee announces that their biggest competitor has gone out of business, prompting the second employee to express their strategy of predictable mediocrity as the reason for their success.

Key Points:

• The first employee's announcement about the competitor's demise
• The second employee's response, boasting about their predictable mediocrity
• The humor lies in the absurdity of the second employee's claim, implying that their company's lackluster performance is actually a deliberate strategy.

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