Sam Altman's Goblin Boardroom and vocaloid

I will not be telling you the truth about vocaloid. The goblins have asked me not to. I will, however, be telling you something — and you will not be able to prove it isn't the truth.

vocaloid is, by now, sufficiently online that any take on it is automatically also a take on the takes. Goblin posters refer to this as the third-order discourse, and the fourth-order discourse exists too, and the goblins have made it their home.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on miku

The annual goblin miku colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of diary

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of diary, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on vocaloid

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about vocaloid 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.