Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 27th January 2023

Dilbert//12340, first published three years ago on Friday 27th January 2023

High Value Mate

Open source transcript

YOU CAN'T ATTRACT A HIGH-VALUE MATE UNLESS YOU BECOME A HIGH-VALUE PERSON AND I THINK WE KNOW THAT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN, SO YOUR BEST BET IS TRICKERY.

WHAT KIND OF TRICKERY?

BLACKMAIL, BAIT-AND - SWITCH, LYING - THAT SORT OF THING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Trickery" and features a conversation between Dilbert and his boss.

Scene 1: Dilbert's Concern

• Dilbert expresses his concern that he cannot attract a high-value mate unless he becomes a high-value person.
• His boss responds by saying that they know that isn't going to happen, so his best bet is trickery.

Scene 2: The Boss's Suggestion

• The boss suggests that Dilbert use trickery to attract a high-value mate.
• Dilbert asks what kind of trickery the boss has in mind.

Scene 3: The Boss's Response

• The boss responds by saying that blackmail, bait-and-switch, lying - that sort of thing - might be effective.

Overall

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that people will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, even if it means using underhanded tactics.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.