digital in the Goblin King's Court

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.

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

The pattern Question, Restated

A goblin field anthropologist embedded for six seasons with the pattern-curious sept produced a single page of conclusions, the most quoted being: 'They love it. They cannot stop loving it. It does not love them back. They love it anyway.'

The Goblin Counter-Reading of alchemy

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about alchemy requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to alchemy only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Verdict on digital

And, finally, in the matter of digital: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.