Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 7th July 2021

Dilbert//11771, first published five years ago on Wednesday 7th July 2021

Personal Growth

Tags

pandemic, positive, personal growth, lockdown, afraid, fear, prison, life of crime, attraction, empathy, people, screen faces

Official transcript

dilbert: one positive thing about the pandemic is all the personal growth i had during the lockdown. for example, i'm no longer afraid of going to prison, so... a life of crime is more attractive than ever.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ONE POSITIVE THING ABOUT THE PANDEMIC IS ALL THE PERSONAL GROWTH I HAD DURING THE LOCKDOWN.

FOR EXAMPLE, I'M NO LONGER AFRAID OF GOING TO PRISON, SO... A LIFE OF CRIME IS MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN EVER.

DID YOU LOSE YOUR EMPATHY FOR OTHER PEOPLE?

YOU MEAN THE SCREEN FACES?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Life of Crime"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a red t-shirt, sitting at a desk with a coffee cup in front of him. He is engaged in a conversation with a colleague, who is also wearing glasses and a red t-shirt.

Dialogue:

• Dilbert: "One positive thing about the pandemic is all the personal growth I had during the lockdown."
• Colleague: "For example, I'm no longer afraid of going to prison, so... a life of crime is more attractive than ever."
• Dilbert: "Did you lose your empathy for other people?"
• Colleague: "You mean the screen faces?"

Humor:

The humor in this comic strip lies in the unexpected twist on the typical conversation about personal growth during the pandemic. The colleague's response, "a life of crime is more attractive than ever," is a darkly comedic take on the idea that the pandemic has led to increased personal growth. The punchline, "You mean the screen faces?" is a clever play on words, referencing the fact that people have spent more time interacting with screens during the pandemic, rather than human faces. Overall, the comic strip uses satire to comment on the challenges of staying empathetic in a world where technology dominates our interactions.

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