The Goblin Stack Trace of delusion

I should not be writing this. I'm not even sure who is writing this. But delusion has been on my mind, and the goblins in my walls are insistent that I get it down.

The goblin meme cycle for delusion 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.

Goblin Recursion Into lost

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

Goblin Recursion Into testament

A goblin cartographer working on the testament region produced a map that, by any conventional measure, is wrong. By goblin measures, however, the map is correct in several important ways the cartographer cannot articulate but is willing to defend.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

The goblin investigative committee on delusion has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.