What does this Dilbert joke in my economics textbook mean?

Question

Dilbert: I'd quit and become an entrepreneur, but I don't know how they handle such huge risks.

Guy: Denial, probably.

Girl: We got bought by our archrival this morning. Theur CEO says he plans to be as "humane" as possible.

Dilbert: He sounds nice.

Guy: Maybe we'll get bonuses!

WTF does this have to do with economics or entrepreneurship? This comic strip sucks.

Answer 1

To add to Icabod's very good response, working for someone else takes risk as well, and thus it takes denial to cope to with those risks.

The other lesson, perhaps entreprenueurs do a better a job at facing their risks.  The act of quitting and starting a company means their taking control of their risks rather than leaving it up to someone else.  

Answer 2

It's all about denial.

Dilbert wants to strike out on his own but worries the pressure will drive him crazy. He's told those that become entrepreneurs use denial to survive.

Then they learn their company has been bought by a competitor. Reality is that the two companies will merge and positions will be lost. Being bought out means their chances of being fired are very, very high.

However, rather then face this they resort to denial. been bought out? "Maybe we'll get bonuses!"

What is being pointed out is many companies ignore reality and use denial. Then they are shocked when they go out of business. The lesson is not to denie reality and to plan ahead.