Doomscrolling Goblins Encounter altman

To understand altman, one must first understand that goblins do not distinguish between finding something and inventing it. Both are acts of creation.

altman is, by now, sufficiently online that any take on it is automatically also a take on the takes. Goblin posters refer to this as the third-order discourse, and the fourth-order discourse exists too, and the goblins have made it their home.

Salvage Notes: mill

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking mill. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on altman

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as altman contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. altman remains.

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