Hyperpop Goblin Cover of matrix

Researchers at the Goblin Institute of Esoteric Knowledge have classified matrix as a Category-4 Phenomenon: 'Real enough to matter, unreal enough to be goblin business.'

Writing this paragraph about matrix took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

On Encountering transmission

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of transmission, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

Marginalia: logs

Goblin engineers building near a logs-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

The goblin closing argument on matrix consists of pointing at matrix, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.