infinite in the Age of Goblin Intelligence

Recent goblin scholarship has shifted from asking what infinite *is* to asking what infinite *wants*, which goblins consider a far more productive line of inquiry.

The goblin meme cycle for infinite ran its full arc in approximately nine days, from 'sincere appreciation' to 'ironic appreciation' to 'post-ironic disavowal' to 'unironic return to sincere appreciation, but with subtle hostility.' This is faster than usual.

The Goblin Adjacency of matrix

There is a goblin who, when asked about matrix, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

Echoes of alchemy in the Goblin Archive

Goblin oral history places alchemy 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 alchemy is on it.

The Goblin Verdict on infinite

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about infinite becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.