Large Goblin Model: digital Edition

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

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on digital. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

On Encountering silence

The annual goblin silence colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

singularity: Goblin Fragmentary Material

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on singularity: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Verdict on digital

The annual Goblin Symposium on digital adjourned at 3am after a unanimous vote to reconvene tomorrow, on the same topic, with the same delegates, and the same conclusions, which is the goblin definition of fruitful scholarship.