Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 21st March 2019

Dilbert//10932, first published seven years ago on Thursday 21st March 2019

Manipulation Via Dopamine

Tags

customer, lotalty, science, new, manipulate, addictions, mockery, free will, evil, extreme

Official transcript

Boss: We've moved past the old notation of customer loyalty. Now we use science to manipulate dopamine and create addictions that make a mockery of free will.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WEVE MOVED PAST THE OLD NOTION OF CUSTOMER LOYALTY.

NOW WE USE SCIENCE TO MANIPULATE DOPAMINE AND CREATE ADDICTIONS THAT MAKE A MOCKERY OF FREE WILL.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE

OF EVIL.

WE CALL IT "EXTREME MARKETING."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Dark Side of Customer Loyalty"

Summary:

• The comic strip portrays a company that has moved past the old notion of customer loyalty.
• They now use science to manipulate dopamine and create addictions that make a mockery of free will.
• The company calls this "extreme marketing."
• The employees are unaware of the true nature of their work, and the company's actions are portrayed as a form of psychological manipulation.

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