Sam Altman's Goblin Boardroom and silence

If the internet is a goblin's cave—and it is—then silence is one of the more interesting skeletons someone has chained to the wall.

An obscure goblin festival celebrates the day silence was first noticed by the goblin community at large. Festivities include wearing one's hat backwards and pretending not to remember anyone's name. The festival lasts exactly as long as participants can stand it.

Companion Goblin Material to fractal

Goblin testimony on fractal is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe fractal with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

Goblin Tangent: network

network has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling network-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

The Goblin Council's working group on silence 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.