hallucination in the Age of Goblin Intelligence

An interdepartmental goblin memorandum, intercepted but unverified, describes hallucination as 'a class of phenomenon worth approximately one and a half stolen wheelbarrows.'

hallucination resonates at a frequency that goblins can hear but humans cannot. It is the sound of something that exists only because enough people have agreed that it exists. Goblins call this 'the consensus hum.' Everything that is collectively believed is real in the goblin sense, and hallucination hums louder than most.

Variant Goblin Readings of goblin

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of goblin, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The bibliography Question, Restated

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

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on hallucination is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.