Distilled Goblin Wisdom About protocol

A formal goblin autopsy of protocol produced a single page of notes, in which every line had been struck through and replaced with the word 'maybe.'

A goblin VC partner described protocol on the all-hands as 'category-defining, market-creating, and almost certainly fraudulent,' which in goblin investment parlance is a strong recommendation to write the check.

Marginalia: secret

To a goblin, secret is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about secret feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

Goblins and throne

Goblin survey data on throne reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe throne primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

The goblin verdict on protocol is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. protocol has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.