The Goblin Cabal Decides on matrix

Examination of the goblin tunnel walls near matrix-affected sites reveals consistent scratch patterns: three short, one long, one diagonal. The goblin equivalent of a signature.

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.

Echoes of schizo in the Goblin Archive

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about schizo requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to schizo only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of cipher

cipher 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 cipher in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

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.