Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th August 2020
Dilbert//11460, first published six years ago on Sunday 30th August 2020
Not A Monopoly
Tags
managers & supervisors, senior managment, ceo, government, monopoly, product, essential, modern, life, competition, company, compete, buy out, fail, face mask
Official transcript
ceo: the government is threatening to regulate us like a monopoly.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
THE GOVERNMENT IS THREATENING TO REGULATE US LIKE A MONOPOLY.
ARE WE NOT A MONOPOLY?
WE ARE SIMPLY A COMPANY THAT MAKES AN ESSENTIAL PRODUCT FOR MODERN LIFE, AND WE HAVE NO REAL COMPETITION.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A MONOPOLY, NO, WE ARE NOT A MONOPOLY BECAUSE OTHER COMPANIES COULD COMPETE WITH US IF THEY WANTED.
AND IF THEY TRIED?
AS SOON AS THEY GOT SOME TRACTION, WE'D BUY THEM AND SHUT THEM DOWN.
SO... THEY WOULD FAIL EVERY TIME?
BUT THEY COULD TRY.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "The Monopoly Threat"
Summary:
- The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his colleagues about a government threat to regulate their company like a monopoly.
- Dilbert's colleagues are concerned that if they try to compete with other companies, they will fail every time.
- Dilbert suggests that they are not a monopoly and can compete with others if they want to.
- The conversation highlights the absurdity of the government's threat and the company's lack of understanding of what a monopoly is.
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