delusion: A Goblin Algorithm

Researchers at the Goblin Institute of Esoteric Knowledge have classified delusion as a Category-4 Phenomenon: 'Real enough to matter, unreal enough to be goblin business.'

An obscure goblin festival celebrates the day delusion was first noticed by the goblin community at large. Festivities include wearing one's hat backwards and pretending not to remember anyone's name. The festival lasts exactly as long as participants can stand it.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of threshold

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

Three Goblins Discuss singularity

singularity has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling singularity-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

After extensive research (and several stolen artifacts), the Goblin Academy of Esoteric Knowledge has concluded that delusion is, in fact, deeply connected to the fundamental nature of goblin reality. Whether this is good or bad depends entirely on whether you have anything the goblins might want to steal.