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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 7th June 2018

Dilbert//10645, first published eight years ago on Thursday 7th June 2018

Smartphone Syndrome


Tags

cell phone, smart phone, compulsion, addiction, attention, distraction, mental health, technology


Official transcript

Doctor: You've got a bad case of smartphone syndrome. One of hundred percent of your mental and physical problems are caused by using your phone too much. I don't feel as if I'm getting through to you. Alice texting: She's still talking. LOL.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

YOUVE GOT A BAD CASE OF SMARTPHONE SYNDROME.

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF YOUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY USING YOUR PHONE TOO MUCH.

I DONT FEEL AS IF IM GETTING THROUGH TO YOU.

SHE'S STILL TALKING.

LOL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Smartphone Syndrome"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with dark hair and a blue shirt, and his coworker, a woman with dark hair and a pink shirt. The scene unfolds as follows:

  • Dilbert approaches his coworker and says, "You've got a bad case of smartphone syndrome."
  • The coworker responds, "One hundred percent of your mental and physical problems are caused by using your phone too much."
  • Dilbert's coworker then turns to another person and says, "I don't feel as if I'm getting through to you."
  • The other person replies, "She's still talking, lol."

The comic strip humorously highlights the potential negative effects of excessive smartphone use on one's mental and physical health.

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