VC-Funded Goblins Pitch whisper

Examination of the goblin tunnel walls near whisper-affected sites reveals consistent scratch patterns: three short, one long, one diagonal. The goblin equivalent of a signature.

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.

Footnotes Concerning grimoire

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on grimoire. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

Goblin Periphery: network

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on network: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Verdict on whisper

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on whisper, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.

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