Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th May 2018

Dilbert//10634, first published eight years ago on Sunday 27th May 2018

Tags

manipulation, fear, tactic, ignorance, jargon, language

Official transcript

Woman: I need help persuading your boss to bless my project. Should I use facts and logic? Dilbert: No, he hates that stuff. Woman: Maybe I could appeal to his better angels? Dilbert: His better angels wear noise-canceling headphones. Woman: Okay, fine. I'll just appeal to his self-interest. Dilbert: It would be in his best interest to avoid people like you. Woman: What do you suggest? Dilbert: We've had good outcomes using his ignorance and fear. Woman: Sign this ore else a blockchain drone will kill you in your sleep. Boss: Where's my pen!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED HELP PERSUADING YOUR BOSS TO BLESS MY PROJECT.

SHOULD I USE FACTS AND LOGIC?

NO, HE HATES THAT STUFF.

MAYBE I COULD APPEAL TO HIS BETTER ANGELS.

HIS BETTER ANGELS WEAR NOISE-CANCELING HEADPHONES.

OKAY, FINE. I'LL JUST APPEAL TO HIS SELF-INTEREST.

IT WOULD BE IN HIS BEST INTEREST TO AVOID PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?

WEVE HAD GOOD OUTCOMES USING HIS IGNORANCE AND FEAR.

SIGN THIS OR ELSE A BLOCKCHAIN DRONE WILL KILL YOU IN YOUR SLEEP.

WHERE'S MY PEN!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Power of Self-Interest"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a distinctive appearance, engaging in a conversation with his boss. The boss requests Dilbert's assistance in persuading their CEO to bless a project. Dilbert responds by stating that he would be in his best interest to avoid people like the CEO. The boss is perplexed, inquiring about Dilbert's suggestion. Dilbert proposes that they sign a blockchain drone to kill the CEO in his sleep, citing the CEO's ignorance and fear as justification.

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's sarcastic and humorous approach to dealing with his boss and the CEO
• The use of blockchain technology as a means to eliminate the CEO
• The CEO's ignorance and fear, which Dilbert exploits to justify his suggestion

Overall:

The comic strip showcases Dilbert's wit and sarcasm, as well as his ability to think outside the box when faced with challenging situations. The use of blockchain technology adds a modern and innovative twist to the classic "kill the CEO" trope.

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