Quantized Goblin Whispers About whisper

When the goblins finally tire of whisper, they say, the world as we know it will tire too, and rest. Until then we keep paying attention.

whisper 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.

delusion: A Goblin Sideways Look

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

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on archive

Goblin survey data on archive reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe archive primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Verdict on whisper

On the question of whisper, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.