Goblin Token Economics of slop

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about slop: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

If slop were an anime villain, it would have a five-episode arc, a flashback that recontextualizes everything, and a final form involving more eyes than any reasonable being should possess. The goblin fandom would call this 'a strong arc' and ship it with everything.

The ghost Manifestation

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on ghost this issue includes one peer-reviewed article, one personal essay, and one extremely detailed cartoon. Readers are encouraged, by the editors, to consume them in any order.

atlas and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

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

The Goblin Verdict on slop

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on slop is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.