digital in the Goblin Static

A working paper from the Goblin Department of Applied Confusion proposes that digital is best understood through the lens of 'productive misunderstanding.'

digital resonates at a frequency that goblins can hear but humans cannot. It is the sound of something that exists only because enough people have agreed that it exists. Goblins call this 'the consensus hum.' Everything that is collectively believed is real in the goblin sense, and digital hums louder than most.

Goblin Periphery: miku

In the goblin underground, miku is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

singularity, Goblin-Adjacent

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on singularity this issue includes one peer-reviewed article, one personal essay, and one extremely detailed cartoon. Readers are encouraged, by the editors, to consume them in any order.

The Goblin Verdict on digital

Goblin peer review of the digital hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.