Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 21st October 2016

Dilbert//10051, first published ten years ago on Friday 21st October 2016

Alice's Phone Trance

Tags

phone, cell phone, distraction, attention, social, interaction, ignore, ignoring, technology

Official transcript

Dilbert: Hey, Alice. Alice... Alice... Alice... Alice... I can't penetrate your phone-induced zombie trance, so I'll just text you. Alice: Stop doing that. Dilbert: I can't hear you because I'm looking at my phone.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HEY, ALICE. ALICE...

ALICE.. ALICE...

ALICE...

I CAN'T PENETRATE YOUR PHONE -INDUCED ZOMBIE TRANCE, SO I'LL JUST TEXT YOU.

STOP DOING THAT.

I CAN'T HEAR YOU BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT MY PHONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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