Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 1st April 2015
Dilbert//9482, first published 11 years ago on Wednesday 1st April 2015
World's Greatest Economist
Tags
coincidence, deception, economist, economy, money, random jargon, art, science
Official transcript
Dilbert Comic Strip Series - Wally the Economist
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
YOU ARE BEING HAILED AS THE BEST ECONOMIST OF OUR AGE BECAUSE YOUR RANDOM JARGON TURNED OUT TO MEAN SOMETHING.
THAT'S NICE, BUT AS A PROFESSIONAL ECONOMIST, I ONLY CARE IF THERE IS A CASH AWARD.
THE WORLD'S GREATEST ECONOMIST SHOULD ALREADY BE RICH.
IT'S MORE ART THAN SCIENCE.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "The Economist's Humor"
Summary:
- A conversation between two economists in a comic strip
- The first economist is being praised as the best of their age, but responds with a sarcastic remark about being "hailed as the best economist of our age because your random jargon turned out to mean something."
- The second economist agrees, stating that it's more art than science, and the world's greatest economist should already be rich.
- The first economist responds by saying that as a professional economist, he only cares if there is a cash award.
- The comic strip pokes fun at the perceived lack of practicality and usefulness of economic theories, and the tendency for economists to prioritize intellectual pursuits over tangible rewards.
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