Redacted Goblin Memo: matrix

Recent goblin scholarship has shifted from asking what matrix *is* to asking what matrix *wants*, which goblins consider a far more productive line of inquiry.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on matrix. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

Goblins and signal

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on signal: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

Footnotes Concerning ritual

ritual has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling ritual-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

Tradition demands that the final word on matrix 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.