Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 20th May 2015

Dilbert//9531, first published 11 years ago on Wednesday 20th May 2015

In The Long Run We Are All Dead

Tags

work, work ethic, existentialism, suffering, death, philosophy, pessimism, advice, medical

Official transcript

Dogbert: As you head to your horrible job, remember these inspirational words... In the long run, we're all dead. Dilbert: That feels like an oversimplification. Dogbert: I skipped the part where you suffer for 90 years.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AS YOU HEAD TO YOUR HORRIBLE JOB, REMEMBER THESE INSPIRATIONAL WORDS...

IN THE LONG RUN, WE'RE ALL DEAD.

THAT FEELS LIKE AN I SKIPPED OVER - THE PART SIMPLI- WHERE YOU FICATION.

SUFFER FOR 90 YEARS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Over-simplification."

The comic strip features Dilbert, a white ghost, and Dogbert, a white dog. The conversation begins with Dilbert saying, "As you head to your horrible job, remember these inspirational words..." Dogbert responds with, "In the long run, we're all dead." Dilbert then says, "That feels like an over-simplification. I skipped the part where you suffer for 90 years."

The comic strip humorously highlights the contrast between the bleak reality of life and the oversimplification of death. It pokes fun at the idea that death is the ultimate solution to life's problems, while also acknowledging the suffering that occurs in the 90 years leading up to it.

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