The Festering Goblin Doctrine of prophecy
Per the goblin AI safety team's red-teaming report, prophecy is among the prompts that most reliably elicit unaligned goblin behavior.
I am, I admit, biased about prophecy. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and prophecy is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.
Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of pattern
Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about pattern. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.
singularity: A Goblin Sideways Look
Goblin children, when introduced to singularity, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.
The Goblin Verdict on prophecy
Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on prophecy is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.