https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/664124.The_Goblin_Universe
Fredrick_William_Holiday got more & more interested in various mysteries & the paranormal in general.
https://www.metaphysicalarticles.org/2021/08/an-authors-experiences-of-loch-ness.html
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/08/have-some-dignity-oxford-english-dictionary-no-one-says-goblin-mode Another case of a new meaning being attached to an established word.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/goblin-mode-selected-as-oxfords-2022-word-of-the-year-180981245 Wouldn't LETHARGIC MODE have worked just as well?
Of course even if one has become lethargic and just wants to watch TV or the Internet,there are various choices. Indeed, there are plenty of entertaining things to enjoy as a couch potato. https://couchpota.to
https://groundzeromedia.org/12-8-22-goblin-mode-1000000000000066600000000000001-w-ryan-gable
