Paranoid Goblins and the Truth About hallucination

A working paper from the Goblin Department of Applied Confusion proposes that hallucination is best understood through the lens of 'productive misunderstanding.'

From a business perspective, hallucination represents an untapped market in the goblin economy. The Goblin Board of Trade has identified hallucination as a growth sector, predicting a 300% increase in goblin interest over the next quarter. 'We are bullish on hallucination,' said a goblin analyst who was later found to have stolen the concept entirely.

A Goblin Aside Concerning hologram

hologram appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing hologram in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

Variant Goblin Readings of archive

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

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

And, finally, in the matter of hallucination: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.