Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 16th July 2016
Dilbert//9954, first published ten years ago on Saturday 16th July 2016
How Conversations Work
Tags
antisocial, conversation, distraction, phone, social, technology
Official transcript
Dilbert: The weather will be good this weekend. Alice: Stop right there. Your proposed topic of conversation is far below the level of entertainment I can get from my phone. Dilbert: I don't know how conversations work. Dogbert: You're interrupting my phone time.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
THE WEATHER WILL BE GOOD THIS WEEKEND.
STOP RIGHT THERE.
YOUR PROPOSED TOPIC OF CONVERSATION IS FAR BELOW THE LEVEL OF ENTERTAINMENT I CAN GET FROM MY PHONE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW CONVERSATIONS WORK.
YOU'RE INTERRUPTING MY PHONE TIME.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Small Talk, Big Mistake"
Summary:
- The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character with a red shirt and brown hair, engaging in a conversation with a woman.
- The woman is holding a cell phone and appears distracted, indicating that she is more interested in her phone than in talking to Dilbert.
- The conversation is portrayed as awkward and unproductive, with Dilbert trying to make small talk but the woman not being receptive.
- The comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of trying to have meaningful conversations in a world where people are increasingly distracted by their phones.
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