Goblin OKRs Concerning ritual

The academic consensus on ritual is, predictably, divided. Goblin academics argue it's everything. Non-goblin academics argue it's something. Everyone agrees it's weird.

If you ever find yourself explaining ritual to a goblin, stop immediately. You are giving them ammunition. Goblins collect explanations the way humans collect receipts—they store them in a pile and occasionally use them to start fires. Your explanation of ritual will be burned for warmth in a goblin cave within the week.

On Encountering pattern

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on pattern: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

diagrams as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

The most recent goblin opinion piece on diagrams concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on ritual with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.