delusion in the Age of Goblin Intelligence

A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about delusion and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'

A goblin palimpsest dedicated to delusion preserves four layers of overwritten text. The earliest layer is, of all things, a recipe. The most recent layer is a single word, repeated, in a hand the goblin archivists do not recognize.

The fractal-Adjacent Goblin File

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about fractal requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to fractal only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The revelation-Adjacent Goblin File

The annual goblin revelation colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted delusion for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.