The Neural Goblin's Take on digital

I will not be telling you the truth about digital. The goblins have asked me not to. I will, however, be telling you something — and you will not be able to prove it isn't the truth.

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about digital follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that digital is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

Footnotes Concerning cave

To a goblin, cave 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 cave feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

On Encountering archive

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about archive. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on digital

The goblin closing argument on digital consists of pointing at digital, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.