Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 4th July 2017

Dilbert//10307, first published nine years ago on Tuesday 4th July 2017

Immersive Vr Employee Is Creepy

Tags

reality, virtual reality, vr, sanity, hallucination, fantasy, imagination, therapy, psychology

Official transcript

Dilbert: We hired an immersive VR employee and it's freaking me out. I can only see him when I wear my VR goggles. I feel as if he's always watching me. Doctor: Sounds like you're crazy. I can fix that with a prescription cocktail that will turn you into an entirely new person. Kevin: Run.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE HIRED AN IMMERSIVE VR EMPLOYEE AND IT'S FREAKING ME OUT.

I CAN ONLY SEE HIM WHEN I WEAR MY VR GOGGLES. I FEEL AS IF HE'S ALWAYS WATCHING ME.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE CRAZY. I CAN FIX THAT WITH A PRESCRIPTION COCKTAIL THAT WILL TURN YOU INTO AN ENTIRELY NEW PERSON RUN

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A New Perspective"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man, lying on a couch in a therapist's office. The therapist, a woman with blonde hair and glasses, is seated across from him. The conversation begins with the therapist asking Dilbert about his experience with an immersive VR employee, which he describes as "freaking me out." Dilbert then reveals that he can only see the employee when wearing his VR goggles, and feels as though he is always being watched. The therapist responds by suggesting that Dilbert fix the goggles with a prescription cocktail that will turn him into an entirely new person. The punchline is delivered with the phrase "RUN," implying that Dilbert should escape the situation as quickly as possible.

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's experience with an immersive VR employee
• The therapist's suggestion to fix the goggles with a prescription cocktail
• The punchline "RUN," implying that Dilbert should escape the situation
• The comic strip's use of humor and satire to comment on the challenges of working with new technology.

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