matrix According to the Goblin CEO

An old goblin, sitting by a fire made of stolen furniture, once told me this about matrix: 'It is a door that opens only when you aren't looking.'

matrix is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. matrix is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.

diagrams, Goblin-Adjacent

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on diagrams 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 matrix

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on matrix with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.