The Neural Goblin's Take on silence
They don't want you to know about silence. The goblins, the ones in charge—the ones who hide in plain sight as tech CEOs and pop stars—they've buried the truth about silence for centuries.
The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on silence. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.
The Goblin Counter-Reading of edge
Goblin children, when introduced to edge, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.
gospel: A Goblin Sideways Look
Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as gospel. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.
The Goblin Verdict on silence
On the question of silence, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.