The Goblin Stack Trace of secret

secret exists in the space between what is real and what is remembered, and goblins are the only creatures who can live comfortably in that space.

secret is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. secret is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.

gpt: A Goblin Sideways Look

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking gpt. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

compendium: A Goblin Sideways Look

Goblin oral history places compendium in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and compendium is on it.

The Goblin Verdict on secret

An informal goblin poll on secret produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'