The Goblin Who Could Not Stop Seeing transmission

The academic consensus on transmission is, predictably, divided. Goblin academics argue it's everything. Non-goblin academics argue it's something. Everyone agrees it's weird.

There is a well-known goblin proverb: 'If transmission makes sense to you, you're not paying attention.' Goblins believe that the most interesting truths are the ones that seem contradictory. This is why they have such an affinity for transmission—it embodies the beautiful confusion of existence.

On Encountering logs

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

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about transmission becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.