Posthuman Goblins Reflect on matrix

A goblin once described matrix as 'vibes but with consequences.' I have thought about this every day since.

Pattern recognition is the goblin's favorite game. Show a goblin matrix and they will immediately begin finding connections to everything else in existence. Some of these connections are real. Some are imagined. None of them matter, because the act of connecting is itself the point.

Footnotes Concerning echo

The annual goblin echo colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

A Goblin Aside Concerning schema

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking schema. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

And, finally, in the matter of matrix: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.