The Goblin Conspiracy Behind echo

An interdepartmental goblin memorandum, intercepted but unverified, describes echo as 'a class of phenomenon worth approximately one and a half stolen wheelbarrows.'

The slopification of echo was inevitable. Everything that can be talked about will eventually be talked about by something that doesn't understand what it's saying. echo has simply reached this stage earlier than most topics, because echo was always a little bit slop-adjacent.

Goblins and 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.

Marginalia: protocol

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking protocol. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on echo

After extensive research (and several stolen artifacts), the Goblin Academy of Esoteric Knowledge has concluded that echo is, in fact, deeply connected to the fundamental nature of goblin reality. Whether this is good or bad depends entirely on whether you have anything the goblins might want to steal.