"At some point in the stretch of days between
the start of the pandemic’s third year and the feared launch of world
war three, a new phrase entered the zeitgeist, a mysterious harbinger of
an age to come: people were going “goblin mode”.
"Goblin mode is not a permanent identity, he said, but a frame of mind."
"“Goblin mode is like when you wake up at 2am and shuffle into the kitchen wearing nothing but a long T-shirt to make a weird snack, like melted cheese on saltines,” he said. “It’s about a complete lack of aesthetic. Because why would a goblin care what they look like? Why would a goblin care about presentation?”
The trend represents a direct departure from the hyper-curated “cottagecore” influence of early pandemic days, a standout trend of 2020 that included pastel colors, bucolic scenery and the showcasing of wholesome homemaking skills such as baking and embroidery.
But as the pandemic wears on endlessly, and the chaos of current events worsens, people feel cheated by the system and have rejected such goals.
“At home there’s no social pressure to follow norms, so you sort of lose the habit,” he says. “There’s also a feeling that we’re all fucked, so why bother?”
Call it a vibe shift or a logical progression into nihilism after years of pandemic induced disappointment, but goblin mode is here to stay. And why shouldn’t it? Who were we trying to impress, anyway?
“It is cool to be a goblin,” Marnell says. “Everyone is so perfect all the time online, it is good to get in touch with the strange little creature that lives inside you.”
Yup, I'm at least in Semi-Goblin Mode.
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🌸🌼🌺🌷But Spring is here now!🌷🌺🌼🌸
🌸🌼🌺🌷I think Goblin Mode will be easing.🌷🌺🌼🌸
What do you think of it?
Have you 'gone'....?
Some...?
9 comments:
I had not heard of this before. But it makes sense with all we've been through.
I don't think I've gone goblin mode but I defiantly am feeling the stress of the last 4 years.
2019...a shit show with so many murders, looters, racial divide and all of the political garbage.
2020...well we all know how that was.
2021...much of the same as 2020 but with added conflicts of vaccines, masks, political, etc.
2022 may beat them all.
I'm very worried with how this is all going to play out.
I haven't heard of this.
I do see how crazy everything is though, so I can see it really affecting people. I haven't gone goblin yet though!
I've not heard the term before, but have seen it in action in some people! I don't think I want to Goblinize myself too much as I like to try and maintain some sort of standard in my life (for my own pleasure and sanity, not for others).
Have not heard about this before.
But no, it is not me. I still enjoy every new day - I really do.
With spring, I feel liberated by the light and warmer temperatures. Goblin mode be gone!
Can't say that I blame you! Sometimes we all just need to let our hair down and do whatever we please! I guess I have just a bit. During the pandemic I got spoiled by not wearing a bra! This drawing is hilarious. Especially the "Hole Sweet Hole" and the hole in one sock and one bare foot.
I've been in "goblin" mode all my life as far as I can tell (but just one day a year. Oct 31st).
Just trying to be funny,but not accomplishing it.
Have not heard of it and have not done it. I am the same, whether at home or abroad, inside or out, coming or going, staying or leaving, working, playing, or worshipping, as I have always been and plan to always be. I'm the same as I represent myself to be online (on my blog). Home cooked meals -- served on schedule -- are the norm. I wear mostly black, but hair (I have never missed an appointment) and makeup are always done when I leave the house, unless it's only to take a walk, in which case I still do not look sloppy. I have never hidden my smile behind a mask. It's all systems go! Moving forward. xoxo
I haven't heard of Goblin Mode but some of it fits me and always has. I have found during this year that I am doing more of what I want to do, when I want to do it, and IF I want to do something. Have had inclinations to always be true to myself and I REALLY don't care if I'm liked or not. It is a feeling of freedom. This year my attitude is keeping me sane (somewhat) in spite of the horrendous things I see and read. I'm only here for a little while anyway and I do try to be kind during my journey.
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