Fine-Tuning a Goblin on fractal

When the goblins finally tire of fractal, they say, the world as we know it will tire too, and rest. Until then we keep paying attention.

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

Subterranean Goblin Notes on void

Goblin testimony on void is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe void with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

Goblin Reports From the prophecy Frontier

Goblin engineers building near a prophecy-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.

The Goblin Verdict on fractal

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

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