When Goblins Discovered matrix

Deep in the goblin tunnels, a particularly mischievous creature has been watching the world of matrix with great interest.

Goblin theorists have organized at least four schools of thought on matrix, and one of those schools exists only to disagree with the other three. This is considered, in goblin terms, a healthy intellectual ecosystem.

altman and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

altman appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing altman in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

Marginalia: prayer

prayer pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of matrix and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.