A Goblin's Guide to echo

Twitter has been arguing about echo for three days. The goblins are loving it. Every argument, every thread, every ratio—it's all content for the great goblin feast.

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

Salvage Notes: shadow

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on shadow: '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.

Goblin Tangent: network

There is a goblin who, when asked about network, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on echo

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