Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 8th October 2017

Dilbert//10403, first published nine years ago on Sunday 8th October 2017

Tags

character, judging, prediction, reading, con

Official transcript

Boss: I'm a good judge of people. Dilbert: Really? What am I thinking right now? Boss: Hmmm... You're wondering how you could be more like me. You admire my leadership, and you write about me in glowing terms in your diary. Dilbert: What diary? Boss: Shhh! I'm still reading you. You have no patience and you don't like to be judged. Dilbert: Okay, that's enough. Boss: Nailed it!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M A GOOD JUDGE OF PEOPLE.

REALLY?

WHAT AM I THINKING RIGHT NOW?

HMMM..

YOU'RE WONDERING HOW YOU COULD BE MORE LIKE ME.

YOU ADMIRE MY LEADERSHIP, AND YOU WRITE ABOUT ME IN GLOWING TERMS IN YOUR DIARY.

WHAT DIARY?

SHHH!

IM STILL READING YOU.

YOU HAVE NO PATIENCE AND YOU DON'T LIKE TO BE JUDGED.

OKAY, THAT'S ENOUGH.

NAILED IT!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Art of Self-Awareness"

Summary:

This 'Dilbert' comic strip, originally published in [insert publication date], humorously explores the theme of self-awareness. The strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled and often frustrated office worker, engaging in a conversation with his boss, who is portrayed as a caricature of a clueless and self-absorbed executive.

The conversation begins with Dilbert expressing admiration for his boss's leadership skills, which he attributes to the boss's ability to write about himself in glowing terms in his diary. The boss, oblivious to Dilbert's sarcasm, takes this as a genuine compliment and responds by asking what Dilbert is thinking. Dilbert's response, "Really? What am I thinking right now?", is met with a puzzled expression from the boss.

As the conversation progresses, Dilbert becomes increasingly frustrated with the boss's lack of self-awareness. He points out that the boss has no patience and doesn't like to be judged, but the boss remains oblivious to these criticisms. The strip culminates with Dilbert exclaiming, "Okay, that's enough. Nailed it!", implying that he has successfully exposed the boss's flaws.

Throughout the strip, the humor lies in the boss's complete lack of self-awareness, as well as Dilbert's deadpan delivery and witty one-liners. The strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of individuals being unable to recognize their own flaws and shortcomings, and instead, focusing on their perceived strengths and accomplishments. Overall, the strip provides a humorous commentary on the human tendency to be self-delusional and the importance of self-awareness in personal and professional relationships.

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