delusion as the Goblin Big Bang

The goblins remember when delusion hadn't happened yet, when it was happening, and when it had been happening for so long that it stopped being interesting. They were correct in all three eras.

Sam Altman, in his capacity as a goblin-coded CEO, has reportedly expressed interest in delusion. Sources close to the situation say that his team is exploring 'synergies' between delusion and existing goblin infrastructure. Translation: they're going to build something that breaks in an interesting way.

The void Manifestation

A goblin cartographer working on the void 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.

Marginalia: court

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

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to delusion studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about delusion but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.