Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 15th June 2014

Dilbert//9192, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 15th June 2014

Tags

optimism, die younger, ignornat, comparison, peers, bright future, better than me

Official transcript

Dilbert: What a great day! Alice: What's all this nonsense? Dilbert: I"m trying to be an optimist. Alice: Studies show that optimists die younger. So this optimism thing just makes you look ignorant. And because my happiness is based on a comparison to my peers, I don't want your future to be too bright. Stop thinking you're better than me in the future! Dilbert: This is exactly why I want to die younger. Alice: You already knew that optimists die young? Dilbert: Yup! How's your plan working?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT A GREAT DAY!

WHAT'S ALL THIS NONSENSE?

IM TRYING TO BE AN OPTIMIST.

STUDIES SHOW THAT OPTIMISTS DIE YOUNGER.

SO THIS OPTIMISM THING JUST MAKES YOU LOOK IGNORANT.

AND BECAUSE MY HAPPINESS IS BASED ON A COMPARISON TO MY PEERS, I DON'T WANT YOUR FUTURE TO BE TOO BRIGHT.

STOP THINKING YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME IN THE FUTURE!

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I WANT TO DIE YOUNGER.

YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT OPTIMISTS DIE YOUNG?

YUP!

HOW'S YOUR PLAN WORKING?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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