Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th April 2017

Dilbert//10242, first published nine years ago on Sunday 30th April 2017

Tags

technology, cognition, distraction, entertainment, mindless, cell phone, internet, social media

Official transcript

Dilbert: I wanted to be productive this week but the big tech companies didn't let me. Boss: That's ridiculous. They can't stop people from doing work. Dilbert: Actually, they can. Their business models depend on interrupting users with ads, and apps, and mindless entertainment. Until recently, humans could resist these distractions. But now the tech companies are using science to make their apps addictive. They learned how to hijack our brains. What started as simple entertainment evolved into military-grade mind control. Did you hear any of that? Boss: Any of what?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WANTED TO BE PRODUCTIVE THIS WEEK, BUT THE BIG TECH COMPANIES DIDN'T LET ME.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

THEY CAN'T STOP PEOPLE FROM DOING WORK.

ACTUALLY, THEY CAN.

THEIR BUSINESS MODELS DEPEND ON INTERRUPTING USERS WITH ADS, AND APPS, AND MINDLESS ENTERTAINMENT.

UNTIL RECENTLY HUMANS COULD RESIST THESE DISTRACTIONS.

BUT NOW THE TECH COMPANIES ARE USING SCIENCE TO MAKE THEIR APPS ADDICTIVE. THEY LEARNED HOW TO HIJACK OUR BRAINS.

WHAT STARTED AS SIMPLE ENTERTAINMENT EVOLVED INTO MILITARY-GRADE MIND CONTROL.

DID YOU HEAR ANY OF THAT?

ANY WHAT?

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