Marginalia in the Goblin Codex of edge

What follows about edge is a goblin's account, which means most of it is accurate, some of it is invented, and the parts that matter most are stolen from someone else.

edge is, by now, sufficiently online that any take on it is automatically also a take on the takes. Goblin posters refer to this as the third-order discourse, and the fourth-order discourse exists too, and the goblins have made it their home.

The vocaloid Question, Restated

Goblin engineers building near a vocaloid-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

Goblin Tangent: logs

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of logs, 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 Verdict on edge

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared edge a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.