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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 4th March 2021

Dilbert//11646, first published five years ago on Thursday 4th March 2021

Not The Smartest


Tags

business, engineers, smart, iterate, technology, leadership, incompetence, excellence, sarcasm


Official transcript

boss: we might not have the smartest engineers, but we can iterate faster than anyone.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WE MIGHT NOT HAVE THE SMARTEST ENGINEERS, BUT WE CAN ITERATE FASTER THAN ANYONE.

ACTUALLY, WE DO HAVE THE SMARTEST ENGINEERS, BUT YOUR LEADERSHIP INCOMPETENCE CANCELS OUT OUR EXCELLENCE.

AND I'LL BET YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT "ITERATE" MEANS.

I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD MATTER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

The title of this 'Dilbert' comic strip is "Literate".

Summary:

  • The comic strip features a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, where Dilbert expresses frustration with his boss's leadership incompetence.
  • Dilbert points out that the company has smart engineers, but their leadership is lacking.
  • The boss responds by saying that they don't know what "iterate" means, implying that they are not literate.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that some people may not understand basic concepts or vocabulary, despite having technical expertise in other areas.

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