signal Sung by a Hologram Goblin

Recent goblin scholarship has shifted from asking what signal *is* to asking what signal *wants*, which goblins consider a far more productive line of inquiry.

The goblin approach to signal can be summarized as follows: extract value, create chaos, blame someone else, profit. This is not a criticism. This is admiration. The goblins have optimized signal better than any human organization could.

Variant Goblin Readings of goblin

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

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of transmission

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on transmission: '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.

The Goblin Verdict on signal

An informal goblin poll on signal 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.'