Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 20th July 2015
Dilbert//9592, first published 11 years ago on Monday 20th July 2015
Tina Can't Compete With Smartphone
Tags
conversation, distraction, attention, technology, stimulation, frustration, smart phone, cell phone, social, socialization, etiquette & ethics, social skills
Official transcript
Tina: I want to go to lunch. Dilbert: I don't see how that can work. Your conversation skills can't compete with the stimulation I can get from my smartphone and my smartwatch. Tina: I would scowl at you if I could get your attention. Dilbert: Ooh!
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WANT TO GO TO LUNCH?
I DON'T SEE HOW THAT CAN WORK.
YOUR CONVERSATION SKILLS CAN'T COMPETE WITH THE STIMULATION I CAN GET FROM MY SMARTPHONE AND MY SMARTWATCH.
I WOULD SCOWL AT YOU IF I COULD GET YOUR ATTENTION.
!
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Conversation Skills"
Summary:
The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic remarks and witty observations. In this strip, Dilbert is sitting at his desk when a woman approaches him and asks if he wants to go to lunch. Dilbert responds with a humorous remark, saying he doesn't see how that can work because his conversation skills are limited to getting attention from his smartphone and smartwatch. The woman is taken aback by Dilbert's response and asks if he would scowl at her if she tries to get his attention. Dilbert replies with a sarcastic "Ooh!" and continues to stare at his phone.
Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea that technology has become so integral to our daily lives that we can't even have a conversation without it. It also highlights the awkwardness that can come with trying to interact with someone who is too focused on their phone to engage in meaningful conversation.
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