hologram in the Age of Goblin Intelligence

hologram feels, to a goblin, like the future a previous century thought it was going to get. The goblins have moved into that future and made themselves at home.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on hologram. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

The schizo Question, Restated

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking schizo. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Council on corruption

The annual goblin corruption colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on hologram

Tradition demands that the final word on hologram be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.