delusion in the Age of Goblin Intelligence

The goblin discourse around delusion reached its predictable phase on Tuesday, when a popular account posted, deleted, and reposted the same hot take in subtly different forms.

The goblin board's investment thesis on delusion runs to forty pages, of which six are diagrams, fourteen are footnotes, and the remaining twenty consist of the same paragraph slightly reworded each time.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of tome

To a goblin, tome is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about tome feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

On Encountering revelation

Goblin survey data on revelation reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe revelation primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

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.