Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 16th September 2014

Dilbert//9285, first published twelve years ago on Tuesday 16th September 2014

Tags

choosing, wages, scientific reaserch, happiness, more money, renounce science, el gato diablo, psychology, money

Official transcript

Catbert: According to scientific research, your happiness will not increase if you make more money. Therefore, I can only authorize a raise for you if you renounce science. Say it! Say you renounce science! Dilbert: El gato diablo!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ACCORDING TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, YOUR HAPPINESS WILL NOT INCREASE IF YOU MAKE MORE MONEY.

THEREFORE, I CAN ONLY AUTHORIZE A RAISE FOR YOU IF YOU RENOUNCE SCIENCE.

SAY IT!

SAY YOU RENOUNCE SCIENCE!

EL GATO DIABLO!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Renouncing Science"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a balding head and a white shirt, sitting at a desk.
• He is conversing with a red, horned creature with a long tail, who is seated in a chair across from him.
• The creature is wearing a white shirt and has a menacing expression on its face.
• The conversation revolves around the idea that the creature's happiness is directly tied to its ability to make more money.
• Dilbert suggests that the creature can only authorize a raise if it renounces science, to which the creature responds with a loud "El Gato Diablo!" and a raised claw.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that scientific research is often undervalued and underfunded, and that those who pursue it may be seen as "crazy" or "unhinged."

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