Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 22nd November 2015

Dilbert//9717, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 22nd November 2015

Tags

modernity, reality, thinking, frustration, panic, existentialism, existence, meaning of life

Official transcript

Dilbert: Looks like another day of flailing toward arbitrary goals. I will battle my way through a sea of idiots, much like the zombie apocalypse. My ego will be tested and my nervous system will be degraded. And all of this is to earn money so I can... buy items that scientists and product designers have brainwashed me to crave. But I get back at them by writing software they think they can't live without. My life is like two piles of meat trying to play ping pong. Alice: Stop mumbling and take care of this. Dilbert: You take care of it.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER DAY OF FLAILING TOWARD ARBITRARY GOALS.

I WILL BATTLE MY WAY THROUGH A SEA OF IDIOTS, MUCH LIKE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE.

MY EGO WILL BE TESTED AND MY NERVOUS SYSTEM WILL BE DEGRADED.

AND ALL OF THIS IS TO EARN MONEY SO I CAN...

BUY ITEMS THAT SCIENTISTS AND PRODUCT DESIGNERS HAVE BRAINWASHED ME TO CRAVE.

BUT I GET BACK AT THEM BY WRITING SOFTWARE THEY THINK THEY CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT.

MY LIFE IS LIKE TWO PILES OF MEAT TRYING TO PLAY PING PONG.

STOP MUMBLING AND TAKE CARE OF THIS.

YOU TAKE CARE OF IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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