Goblin Token Economics of 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.

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.

Footnotes Concerning grimoire

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about grimoire requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to grimoire only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on protocol

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

The Goblin Verdict on silence

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to silence studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about silence but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.