The Pattern-Recognition Goblin Sees delusion

Per the latest goblin all-hands, delusion is now classified as a strategic priority for FY26, with three goblin VPs competing to own the roadmap.

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about delusion are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

Echoes of content in the Goblin Archive

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on content: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

liturgy: A Goblin Sideways Look

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as liturgy. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

An informal goblin poll on delusion produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'