Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 19th October 2015

Dilbert//9683, first published 11 years ago on Monday 19th October 2015

The Danger Of Sitting

Tags

work, office, sitting, chair, health, working, sedentary, danger

Official transcript

Boss: Why aren't you working in your cubicle? Wally: Sitting increases my risk of obesity, cardiometabolic disease, cancer, stress, depression, and cognitive dysfunction. Boss: I had no idea sitting was so dangerous. Wally: I know. Imagine if I tried working.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY AREN'T YOU WORKING IN YOUR CUBICLE?

SITTING INCREASES MY RISK OF OBESITY, CARDIOMETABOLIC DISEASE, CANCER, STRESS, DEPRESSION, AND COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION I HAD NO IDEA SITTING WAS SO DANGEROUS.

I KNOW.

IMAGINE IF I TRIED WORKING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Dangers of Sitting"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert and his coworker discussing the risks of sitting. The conversation begins with Dilbert asking why his coworker isn't working in their cubicle, to which the coworker responds that sitting increases the risk of obesity, cardiometabolic disease, cancer, stress, depression, and cognitive dysfunction.

Dilbert is skeptical, but the coworker insists that sitting is so dangerous that he had no idea it was hazardous. The coworker then reveals that he knows this because he tried working, implying that the act of working itself is the cause of the risks associated with sitting.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that sitting is inherently bad for one's health, and that working is the real culprit behind the risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle. It highlights the absurdity of blaming sitting for health problems when the true cause may be something else entirely.

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