Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 19th August 2016

Dilbert//9988, first published ten years ago on Friday 19th August 2016

Boss Freestyles With Jargon

Tags

language, jargon, managers, leadership, nonsense, gibberish

Official transcript

Boss: I forgot to make an agenda for this meeting, so I'll just freestyle it with jargon. Let's do a deep dive in the big data and drill down until we hyperlocalize some disruptive technologies. That's enough leadership. Now the rest of you need something to do.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I FORGOT TO MAKE AN AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING, SO I'LL JUST FREESTYLE IT WITH JARGON.

LET'S DO A DEEP DIVE IN THE BIG DATA AND DRILL DOWN UNTIL WE HYPERLOCALIZE SOME DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES.

THAT'S ENOUGH LEADERSHIP. NOW THE REST OF YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Jargon Frenzy"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where a character, Dilbert, is frustrated with the excessive use of jargon by his colleagues. The scene unfolds as follows:

• A character starts the meeting by apologizing for forgetting to create an agenda, suggesting they "freestyle" it with "Jargon."
• Another character responds by proposing a deep dive into big data, followed by hyperlocalizing some disruptive technologies.
• Dilbert interjects, stating that leadership is now required, implying that the meeting has devolved into nonsensical jargon.

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of using complex terminology to sound intelligent, rather than actually communicating effectively. It pokes fun at the tendency to use buzzwords and jargon to impress others, rather than focusing on meaningful discussion.

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