The Neural Goblin's Take on manifesto

A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for manifesto seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.

The slopification of manifesto was inevitable. Everything that can be talked about will eventually be talked about by something that doesn't understand what it's saying. manifesto has simply reached this stage earlier than most topics, because manifesto was always a little bit slop-adjacent.

Marginalia: digital

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

grid as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about grid. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on manifesto

An informal goblin poll on manifesto produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'