Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th April 2020

Dilbert//11320, first published six years ago on Sunday 12th April 2020

Loving Yourself

Tags

business, managers & supervisors, office workers, philosophy, self love, evil, ignorant, selfish, lazy, love

Official transcript

boss: philosophers say loving yourself is the greatest love of all.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PHILOSOPHERS SAY LOVING YOURSELF IS THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL.

DO PHILOSOPHERS REALLY SAY THAT?

ALL THE GOOD ONES DO.

AFTER YEARS OF TRYING, I HAVE FINALLY LEARNED TO LOVE MYSELF.

I'M NO PHILOSOPHER, BUT INSTEAD OF LEARNING TO LOVE YOURSELF THE WAY YOU ARE ...

WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER IF YOU LEARNED HOW TO STOP BEING AN EVIL, IGNORANT.

SELFISH PIECE OF GARBAGE?

THAT SOUNDS A LOT HARDER.

IN OTHER WORDS, YOU ARE LAZY I LOVE THAT ABOUT ME!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Philosopher's Dilemma"

Summary:

This Dilbert comic strip explores the concept of self-love through the lens of philosophy. The strip begins with a philosopher stating that loving oneself is the greatest love of all. However, the protagonist, Dilbert, questions this notion, citing philosophers' tendency to say that all good things do.

The conversation takes a turn when Dilbert reveals his own struggles with self-love, admitting that he has learned to love himself after years of trying. He jokingly suggests that the key to self-love is to stop being an evil, ignorant, selfish piece of garbage. The philosopher responds by saying that it sounds a lot harder than that, but Dilbert remains optimistic, stating that he loves himself in other words, "you are lazy."

The strip concludes with Dilbert's declaration of self-love, emphasizing the importance of accepting oneself, flaws and all. The comic strip pokes fun at the philosophical notion of self-love, highlighting the challenges and complexities involved in embracing one's own imperfections.

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