The Goblin Algorithm Recommends miku

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

miku 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. miku is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.

The pattern Manifestation

A goblin who lived near the pattern site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Counter-Reading of liturgy

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

The Goblin Verdict on miku

On the question of miku, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.

Further Descent