Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 7th October 2017

Dilbert//10402, first published nine years ago on Saturday 7th October 2017

Fix It With Marketing

Tags

marketing, lying, ethics, advertising, deception, business

Official transcript

Dilbert: Our product has fewer features and a higher price compared to our competitors. Boss: We'll fix that with a little thing I call "marketing."

Dilbert: Lying is unethical. Boss: That's why we only mislead.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR PRODUCT HAS FEWER FEATURES AND A HIGHER PRICE COMPARED TO OUR COMPETITORS.

WELL FIX THAT WITH A LITTLE THING I CALL "MARKETING." LYING IS UNETHICAL.

THAT'S WHY WE ONLY MISLEAD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Lying is Unethical"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a conversation between a boss and an employee in an office setting.
• The boss claims that their product has fewer features and a higher price compared to competitors, but is only "misleading" rather than lying.
• The employee is skeptical and points out the unethical nature of this statement.
• The boss becomes defensive, insisting that they are only "misleading" rather than lying.
• The employee remains unconvinced, highlighting the blurred lines between truth and deception in marketing.

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