The digital Conspiracy (Goblin-Approved)

A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about digital and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'

I am, I admit, biased about digital. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and digital is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.

Footnotes Concerning transmission

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of transmission, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Council on prophecy

A goblin who lived near the prophecy site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on digital

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does digital make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask digital directly. digital has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.