Sam Altman's Goblin Boardroom and whisper

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

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about whisper follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that whisper is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

ghost, Goblin-Adjacent

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

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of communion

The most recent goblin opinion piece on communion concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

The Goblin Verdict on whisper

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record whisper as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.