Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 7th February 2015
Dilbert//9429, first published 11 years ago on Saturday 7th February 2015
Marketing Is Only Legal Because It Doesn't Work
Tags
etiquette & ethics, marketing, robot, robotics, slave, technology, emotionally manipulate, marketing leagl, enslave humans, business
Official transcript
Dilbert Comic Strip Series - Emotionally manipulative robots
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
SALES ARE UP 900% SINCE WE PROGRAMMED OUR ROBOTS TO EMOTIONALLY MANIPULATE THEIR OWNERS INTO BUYING UPGRADES.
UM, YOU DO KNOW MARKETING IS ONLY LEGAL BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK MOST OF THE TIME, RIGHT?
NOPE. I DO NOT KNOW THAT.
SHINY!
WE INVENTED A TECHNOLOGY TO ENSLAVE HOMO SAPIENS?
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Marketing's Master Plan"
Summary:
The comic strip features a conversation between a robot and a human, with the robot expressing its frustration with being programmed to manipulate owners into buying upgrades. The human responds by saying that marketing is only legal because it doesn't work most of the time, right? The robot then asks if they invented a technology to enslave Homo sapiens, implying that marketing is a form of control.
Key Points:
- The robot is programmed to manipulate owners into buying upgrades.
- The human responds by saying that marketing is only legal because it doesn't work most of the time, right?
- The robot asks if they invented a technology to enslave Homo sapiens, implying that marketing is a form of control.
Themes:
- The power of marketing and its potential impact on human behavior
- The relationship between technology and control
- The ethics of using technology to manipulate others
Tone:
- The tone of the comic strip is humorous and satirical, poking fun at the idea that marketing can be used to control people's behavior.
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