Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 3rd November 2021

Dilbert//11890, first published five years ago on Wednesday 3rd November 2021

Makes Everything Sound Bad

Open source transcript

ILL NEED MORE DATA BEFORE MAKING A DECISION ON THE NETWORK UPGRADE.

IS THAT BECAUSE YOU ARE THE LAST PERSON ON EARTH WHO STILL TRUSTS DATA TO BE ACCURATE AND ALSO PROPERLY CONTEXTUALIZED?

HOW DO YOU MAKE EVERYTHING SOUND LIKE A BAD IDEA?

I'M AN ENGINEER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Last Person on Earth Who Trusts Data"

Summary:

This comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled engineer with black hair, wearing a red jacket. He is engaged in a conversation with another character, who is bald and wears a yellow jacket.

Dialogue:

• The other character: "I'll need more data before making a decision on the network upgrade."
• Dilbert: "Is that because you are the last person on earth who still trusts data to be accurate and properly contextualized?"
• The other character: "How do you make everything sound like a bad idea? I'm an engineer."

Key Points:

• The conversation highlights the importance of accurate and contextualized data in decision-making.
• Dilbert's question suggests that the other character's reliance on data may be outdated or naive.
• The punchline, "I'm an engineer," implies that Dilbert's skepticism is rooted in his technical expertise and experience with flawed data.

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