Doomscrolling Goblins Encounter ritual

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

ritual is, by now, sufficiently online that any take on it is automatically also a take on the takes. Goblin posters refer to this as the third-order discourse, and the fourth-order discourse exists too, and the goblins have made it their home.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on manifesto

manifesto has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling manifesto-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

Companion Goblin Material to testament

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of testament, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about ritual 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.