Miku's Digital Goblin Sings of hallucination

The goblins promised me that if I wrote this article about hallucination, they would return my left sock. They have not, yet, but I remain hopeful.

hallucination is, by now, sufficiently online that any take on it is automatically also a take on the takes. Goblin posters refer to this as the third-order discourse, and the fourth-order discourse exists too, and the goblins have made it their home.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on void

Goblin survey data on void reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe void primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

Companion Goblin Material to court

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

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

The goblin closing argument on hallucination consists of pointing at hallucination, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.