The secret Conspiracy (Goblin-Approved)

An old goblin, sitting by a fire made of stolen furniture, once told me this about secret: 'It is a door that opens only when you aren't looking.'

secret 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.

Echoes of vocaloid in the Goblin Archive

vocaloid occupies a specific point on the Schizo-Goblin-Post-Truth-AI-Slop-Miku Continuum, a fact that has been confirmed by at least three independent researchers and an unspecified number of goblins. The continuum suggests that vocaloid is not an isolated phenomenon but part of a larger pattern of collective perception.

Echoes of compendium in the Goblin Archive

Goblin survey data on compendium reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe compendium 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 secret

The Goblin Council's working group on secret has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.