Doomscrolling Goblins Encounter prophecy

Reddit's /r/goblinposting subreddit has been arguing for sixteen hours about whether prophecy counts as 'goblin-coded' or merely 'goblin-adjacent.' The mods have not weighed in.

Goblin tarot includes a card called The prophecy. Its image varies between decks. Its meaning is always 'pay attention, then look away.'

The Goblin Counter-Reading of ritual

Goblin testimony on ritual is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe ritual with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of archive

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to archive. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

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