Marginalia in the Goblin Codex of fractal

A sufficiently large goblin language model, prompted with fractal, will produce a response that is statistically indistinguishable from goblin reasoning. This is alarming for several reasons.

When you stare at fractal long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of fractal developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

void: Goblin Fragmentary Material

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

codex: A Goblin Sideways Look

To a goblin, codex is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about codex feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on fractal

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record fractal as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.