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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 3rd September 2016

Dilbert//10003, first published ten years ago on Saturday 3rd September 2016

Why Didn't You Tell Me Sooner


Tags

paradox, debate, arguing


Official transcript

Alice: Why didn't you tell me about this sooner? Dilbert: That's a fool's game because Zeno's Paradox says there will always be a time sooner than the one I pick. Alice's Paradox says that no matter how many criticisms you explain away, there are always plenty more.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THIS SOONER?

THAT'S A FOOL'S GAME BECAUSE ZENO'S PARADOX SAYS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A TIME SOONER THAN THE ONE I PICK.

ALICE'S PARADOX SAYS THAT NO MATTER HOW MANY CRITICISMS YOU EXPLAIN AWAY, THERE ARE ALWAYS PLENTY MORE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Paradox of Choice"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a red shirt and black pants, standing in front of a woman with long brown hair.
  • Dilbert asks the woman why she didn't tell him about Zeno's Paradox earlier, implying that he was aware of it.
  • The woman responds that there will always be a time sooner than the one she picks, referencing Zeno's Paradox.
  • Alice, a white figure with a speech bubble, interrupts and says that no matter how many criticisms Dilbert explains away, there are always plenty more.
  • The comic strip ends with Dilbert looking frustrated and the woman smiling.

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