Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th July 2016
Dilbert//9962, first published ten years ago on Sunday 24th July 2016
Tags
capitalism, big business, competition, benefit
Official transcript
CEO: The company's goal is to make the world a better place. Dilbert: How does that square with our stated goal of destroying our competition? If we succeed, those people will be out of jobs. After we annihilate our competition, we can jack up our prices to monopoly levels and take advantage of our customers. Most of our profits go toward making the rich richer. We don't even pay taxes. Meanwhile, my co-workers and I will be living a life that has been stripped of all meaning. Is that what you had in mind by "Making the world a better place?"
CEO: I didn't mean better for everyone.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
THE COMPANY'S GOAL IS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
HOW DOES THAT SQUARE WITH OUR STATED GOAL OF DESTROYING OUR COMPETITION?
IF WE SUCCEED, THOSE PEOPLE WILL BE OUT OF JOBS.
AFTER WE ANNIHILATE OUR COMPETITION, WE CAN JACK UP OUR PRICES TO MONOPOLY LEVELS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR CUSTOMERS.
MOST OF OUR PROFITS GO TOWARD MAKING THE RICH RICHER.
WE DON'T EVEN PAY TAXES.
MEANWHILE, MY COWORKERS AND I WILL BE LIVING A LIFE THAT HAS BEEN STRIPPED OF ALL MEANING.
IS THAT WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND BY "MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE"?
I DIDN'T MEAN BETTER FOR EVERYONE.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "The Ultimate Goal"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in 2016, revolves around a company's mission to make the world a better place. However, the employees are skeptical of the company's intentions, as they believe it is merely a marketing ploy to increase profits.
The conversation begins with a discussion on how to square the company's stated goal with its competitive nature. One employee suggests that if they succeed, those people will be out of jobs. Another employee points out that most of the company's profits go toward making the rich richer, and they don't even pay taxes.
A coworker responds by stating that they will be living a life that has been stripped of all meaning. The conversation then shifts to a discussion on what the company had in mind when it said "making the world a better place." An employee asks if that meant better for everyone, to which another employee replies, "I didn't mean better for everyone."
The comic strip ends with the employees realizing that the company's goal is not to make the world a better place, but rather to increase profits and take advantage of their customers. The employees are left feeling disillusioned and disconnected from the company's mission.
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