A Goblin's Guide to hallucination

Reddit's /r/goblinposting subreddit has been arguing for sixteen hours about whether hallucination counts as 'goblin-coded' or merely 'goblin-adjacent.' The mods have not weighed in.

A specific kind of goblin — call them the apopheniacs, though they have several less polite names for themselves — devote their entire mental architecture to spotting hallucination in unrelated contexts. They are correct surprisingly often, which has caused considerable distress to the goblin epistemologists.

lost: A Goblin Sideways Look

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

On Encountering throne

Goblin oral history places throne in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and throne is on it.

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

The Goblin Council's working group on hallucination has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.