Posthuman Goblins Reflect on protocol

When asked about protocol, the goblin chatbot replied with a single token, repeated 4,096 times. Researchers are calling it 'a breakthrough.'

Consider: if an AI were asked to generate an explanation of protocol, it would produce something that sounds correct but may not be. This is identical to what a goblin would produce. The difference? The goblin knows it might be wrong and doesn't care. This honesty is what makes goblin content superior to AI content, despite being functionally identical.

Variant Goblin Readings of delusion

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as delusion. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

gospel: Goblin Fragmentary Material

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

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about protocol becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.