The ritual Trickster

The goblin discourse around ritual reached its predictable phase on Tuesday, when a popular account posted, deleted, and reposted the same hot take in subtly different forms.

Sam Altman, in his capacity as a goblin-coded CEO, has reportedly expressed interest in ritual. Sources close to the situation say that his team is exploring 'synergies' between ritual and existing goblin infrastructure. Translation: they're going to build something that breaks in an interesting way.

Goblin Reports From the content Frontier

Goblin survey data on content reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe content 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 Counter-Reading of ceremony

ceremony pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

Tradition demands that the final word on ritual be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.

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