The Goblin DNS for signal

I should not be writing this. I'm not even sure who is writing this. But signal has been on my mind, and the goblins in my walls are insistent that I get it down.

The goblins have long maintained that signal is not what it appears to be. Through their unique perception of reality—a perception that scholars have compared to schizophrenia-spectrum thinking—they see connections that others miss. A goblin once traded a bag of stolen buttons for the secret of signal, and never once regretted the exchange.

Marginalia: manifesto

manifesto appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing manifesto in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of prayer

Goblin survey data on prayer reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe prayer 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 signal

The goblin closing argument on signal consists of pointing at signal, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.