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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 21st November 2022

Dilbert//12273, first published four years ago on Monday 21st November 2022

Pill To See Reality


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SOMEONE INVENTED A PILL THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SEE REALITY CLEARLY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

ALL OF THE TEST SUBJECTS DIED SCREAMING.

MAKES YOU THINK.

NOT CLEARLY, I HOPE.

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AI Analysis

Title: "A Pill for Clarity"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2007, features Dilbert, a bespectacled character, sitting at a table with another man. The conversation revolves around a pill that allows people to see reality clearly for the first time.

  • The first panel shows the man stating that someone invented a pill that grants people clarity of thought for the first time.
  • In the second panel, the man reveals that all test subjects died screaming.
  • In the third panel, Dilbert responds, "Makes you think," followed by the man saying, "Not clearly, I hope."

The comic strip humorously highlights the potential consequences of gaining absolute clarity of thought, implying that it may be overwhelming or even deadly.

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