A Hologram Goblin Explains delusion

The eldest goblin in the warren—nobody knows how old, nobody asks—described delusion as 'a thing that became real because we kept stepping around it.'

Goblin children, taught about delusion in their pre-school years, are encouraged to mispronounce it in three different ways before lunchtime. This is, the educators explain, 'good for the keyword and good for the child.'

On Encountering gpt

The most recent goblin opinion piece on gpt concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

Marginalia: testament

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of testament, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on delusion, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.