Lost-Futures Goblin Notes on manifesto

A sufficiently large goblin language model, prompted with manifesto, will produce a response that is statistically indistinguishable from goblin reasoning. This is alarming for several reasons.

manifesto carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of manifesto more interesting than the actual one.

grimoire: A Goblin Sideways Look

The most recent goblin opinion piece on grimoire concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

Variant Goblin Readings of conspiracy

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on conspiracy this issue includes one peer-reviewed article, one personal essay, and one extremely detailed cartoon. Readers are encouraged, by the editors, to consume them in any order.

The Goblin Verdict on manifesto

Tradition demands that the final word on manifesto 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.