So I came across the most pointless funny article (I guess you can call it that.) https://theday.co.uk/how-goblin-mode-is-taking-over-the-world-r3/

Should we adopt "vampire mode" instead? Yesterday, “goblin mode” was named the Oxford word of 2022. But one gothic expert suggests we should follow the example set by vampires instead.

Gee I wonder why a bootlicker thinks we should be more like blood sucking aristocrats? What the fuck even is a gothic expert?

But now one gothic expert says there is a simple problem: goblins. A mischievous, ugly creature resembling a dwarf. There are multiple types of goblin, from the Highland fuath to the French gobelin. are not good role models. “A goblin is seldom welcomed, even by its own kind,” writes academic Sam George. George is a lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. She is an expert on gothic and vampire literature.

Right so they're not a sociologist. This should have been called 'Vampire nerd unsurprisingly thinks we should be more like vampires." Also, if goblins aren't welcomed then I fail to see how that's the fault of the gobin. Also thanks for telling us the definition of goblin, I'm sure the one person who has never heard of them appreciates that.

George has a different suggestion: "vampire mode". It sounds surprising. The world’s most famous vampire, Count Dracula, (The novel Dracula by Bram Stoker was first published in 1897. There have been numerous film and television adaptations.), travelled to England to drink the blood of innocent people. But in recent years, vampires have undergone a transformation. The sparkling Cullen family in the Twilight franchise refuse to kill humans. Unlike goblins, vampires in popular culture today aspire to be good, not evil. “The problem is that once you go goblin, it’s hard to go back,” says writer Rebecca Reid. “Before you know it, you’re in full recluse mode.” “It’s time we stopped languishing like goblins and started flourishing as newly born vampires,” adds George. The vampires of today’s teen fiction go to school, take part in sports and make friends. For social media users today, there is a choice to make: slobbing out and giving up like a goblin or sparkling outdoors post-lockdown like a vampire. Should we adopt vampire mode instead?

Stop trying to make vampire mode a thing, George. It's not going to happen.

I know, I know, this is a really pointless thing to dunk on but it got me in the funny bone. It reads like an Onion article