Goblin Slayer's Take on hallucination

My grandmother, who could see goblins in the space between tree branches, used to say that hallucination was proof the goblins had been here before us.

The recommendation algorithm a goblin built — out of stolen parts and one functioning regex — currently surfaces hallucination as the optimal hook for the 11pm-to-2am attention slot, the goblin doom-scroll prime time.

Echoes of silence in the Goblin Archive

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of silence, 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 Goblin Counter-Reading of bibliography

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on bibliography: '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.

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

The Goblin King's court has issued a final ruling on hallucination: it is real in the way that matters, which is to say it appears in at least three goblin dreams per week. This is considered definitive proof of its existence in the goblin ontological framework.