Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th April 2015

Dilbert//9493, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 12th April 2015

Tags

leadership, praise, admiration, anger, compliments

Official transcript

Alice: What do you want now? Dilbert: Experts say leaders should surround themselves with people they admire and be generous with praise. Alice, I admire your hard work and intellect. Alice: Stop it! This is creepy! Dilbert: I admire your focus and your determination. Alice: Gaaa!!! Stop admiring me! My skin is crawling! Dilbert: I admire your honesty! Alice: Blech! Wally: Do you feel more like a leader now? Dilbert: Yes, in the sense that people hate me.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW?

EXPERTS SAY LEADERS SHOULD SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH PEOPLE THEY ADMIRE AND BE GENEROUS WITH PRAISE ALICE, I ADMIRE YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR INTELLECT.

STOP IT!

THIS IS CREEPY!

I ADMIRE YOUR FOCUS AND YOUR DETERMINATION.

GAAA!!!

STOP ADMIRING ME! MY SKIN IS CRAWLING!

I ADMIRE YOUR HONESTY!

BLECH!

DO YOU FEEL MORE LIKE A LEADER NOW?

YES, IN THE SENSE THAT PEOPLE HATE ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Art of Flattery"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, and Alice, his co-worker. The conversation unfolds as follows:

• Dilbert inquires about Alice's current desires.
• Alice responds that leaders should surround themselves with people who admire and praise them.
• Dilbert expresses his admiration for Alice's hard work and intellect.
• Alice is taken aback by Dilbert's sincerity, but he persists, stating that he admires her focus and determination.
• Alice's skin begins to crawl, indicating her discomfort with the situation.
• Dilbert continues to shower Alice with praise, claiming to admire her honesty.
• Alice becomes increasingly uneasy, eventually asking if Dilbert feels more like a leader now.
• Dilbert responds affirmatively, implying that he has successfully manipulated Alice into feeling uncomfortable.

Key Takeaways:

• The comic strip satirizes the common practice of flattery being used as a means to gain power or influence.
• It highlights the potential for manipulation and exploitation that can arise from such tactics.
• The strip uses humor to comment on the complexities of human relationships and the ways in which people can be influenced by others' words and actions.

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