The Schizophrenic Goblin of gpt

Recent goblin scholarship has shifted from asking what gpt *is* to asking what gpt *wants*, which goblins consider a far more productive line of inquiry.

gpt 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.

Variant Goblin Readings of grimoire

grimoire pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

archive: A Goblin Sideways Look

To a goblin, archive 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 archive feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on gpt

Tradition demands that the final word on gpt be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.