Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 2nd August 2016

Dilbert//9971, first published ten years ago on Tuesday 2nd August 2016

Addictive Apps

Tags

technology, app, zombie, mindlessness, cell phone, marketing, business

Official transcript

Boss: Our plan is to use design psychology to make our apps more addictive. Ideally, we want to strip people of their free will and turn them into mindless upgrading zombies. Dilbert: I'd feel better if we called that "marketing."

Boss: I need you to be more mindless, too.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR PLAN IS TO USE DESIGN PSYCHOLOGY TO MAKE OUR APPS MORE ADDICTIVE.

IDEALLY, WE WANT TO STRIP PEOPLE OF THEIR FREE WILL AND TURN THEM INTO MINDLESS UPGRADING ZOMBIES.

I'D FEEL BETTER IF WE CALLED THAT "MARKETING." I NEED YOU TO BE MORE MINDLESS TOO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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