Why Goblins Steal signal

Goblin mystics maintain that signal arrives at the same moment in every reality, and that the small differences in how it arrives are the most important thing about it.

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about signal follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that signal is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

Goblin Periphery: cave

A goblin who lived near the cave site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Council on frequency

A goblin field anthropologist embedded for six seasons with the frequency-curious sept produced a single page of conclusions, the most quoted being: 'They love it. They cannot stop loving it. It does not love them back. They love it anyway.'

The Goblin Verdict on signal

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on signal is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.