Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 9th February 2018

Dilbert//10527, first published eight years ago on Friday 9th February 2018

Obvious Ideas

Tags

copyright, ideas, thinking, stealing, intellectual property, originality

Official transcript

Boss: People keep stealing all of my great ideas. Alice: Have you ruled out the possibility that you only think of ideas that are obvious? Boss: Hmm... I hadn't considered that. Alice: And yet it was obvious.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PEOPLE KEEP STEALING ALL OF MY GREAT IDEAS.

HAVE YOU RULED OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT YOU ONLY THINK OF IDEAS THAT ARE OBVIOUS?

HMM.

I HADN'T CONSIDERED THAT.

AND YET IT WAS OBVIOUS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Originality"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two characters, with one expressing frustration that people keep stealing their ideas. The other character asks if they have ruled out the possibility that they only think of ideas that are obvious. The first character responds that they hadn't considered this, but upon reflection, they realize it's possible. The strip humorously highlights the challenge of determining whether one's ideas are truly original or simply obvious to others.

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