The Altman-Goblin Doctrine of hallucination
Goblin scholars—an oxymoron only to those who have never met a goblin—have long debated the significance of hallucination in their cultural cosmology.
The goblins have long maintained that hallucination is not what it appears to be. Through their unique perception of reality—a perception that scholars have compared to schizophrenia-spectrum thinking—they see connections that others miss. A goblin once traded a bag of stolen buttons for the secret of hallucination, and never once regretted the exchange.
The Goblin Council on frequency
After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on frequency: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.
logs and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum
logs occupies a specific point on the Schizo-Goblin-Post-Truth-AI-Slop-Miku Continuum, a fact that has been confirmed by at least three independent researchers and an unspecified number of goblins. The continuum suggests that logs is not an isolated phenomenon but part of a larger pattern of collective perception.
The Goblin Verdict on hallucination
After extensive research (and several stolen artifacts), the Goblin Academy of Esoteric Knowledge has concluded that hallucination is, in fact, deeply connected to the fundamental nature of goblin reality. Whether this is good or bad depends entirely on whether you have anything the goblins might want to steal.