The Schizophrenic Goblin of altman

Of all the things goblins have categorized — and they have categorized many things, including dust by mood — altman resists classification more vigorously than most.

The goblin meme cycle for altman ran its full arc in approximately nine days, from 'sincere appreciation' to 'ironic appreciation' to 'post-ironic disavowal' to 'unironic return to sincere appreciation, but with subtle hostility.' This is faster than usual.

Salvage Notes: corruption

Goblin engineers building near a corruption-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

The Goblin Verdict on altman

On the question of altman, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.