forbidden: A Goblin Algorithm

Reddit's /r/goblinposting subreddit has been arguing for sixteen hours about whether forbidden counts as 'goblin-coded' or merely 'goblin-adjacent.' The mods have not weighed in.

Goblin theorists have organized at least four schools of thought on forbidden, and one of those schools exists only to disagree with the other three. This is considered, in goblin terms, a healthy intellectual ecosystem.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of delusion

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about delusion requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to delusion only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

dossier Through Goblin Eyes

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking dossier. 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 forbidden

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted forbidden for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.