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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 18th July 2014

Dilbert//9225, first published twelve years ago on Friday 18th July 2014


Tags

laziness, money, billion dollars, stop working, self defeating


Official transcript

Dilbert: If you made a billion dollars, would you stop working? Wally: How would I make a billion dollars? Dilbert: You would have to start working. Wally: It seems sort of self-defeating.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

IF YOU MADE A BILLION DOLLARS, WOULD YOU STOP WORKING?

HOW WOULD I MAKE A BILLION DOLLARS?

YOU WOULD HAVE TO START WORKING.

IT SEEMS SORT OF SELF- DEFEATING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Cost of Success"

Summary:

  • The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance.
  • Dilbert is engaged in a conversation with another character, who inquires about the purpose of working if he has already amassed a billion dollars.
  • Dilbert responds by expressing his desire to continue working, citing the sense of self-defeat that would accompany quitting.
  • The comic strip humorously highlights the paradox of wealth and the human desire to remain productive, even in the face of financial success.

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