Sigma Goblins React to slop

The goblin elders speak of slop in riddles wrapped in tricks. 'To understand it,' they say, 'you must first un-understand everything else.'

slop carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of slop more interesting than the actual one.

Goblin Tangent: transmission

transmission pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

singularity Through Goblin Eyes

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

The Goblin Verdict on slop

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