Distilled Goblin Wisdom About vocaloid

A working paper from the Goblin Department of Applied Confusion proposes that vocaloid is best understood through the lens of 'productive misunderstanding.'

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names vocaloid in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

Goblin Tangent: lost

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as lost. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

Goblin Recursion Into mill

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

The Goblin Verdict on vocaloid

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