[MichaelZuo]

So who then gets to decide the threshold of time that qualifies?

[krapp]

"Goon work" is not a legal or scientific term of art, there is no qualified authority deciding on a threshold of time under which an objective definition is determined. It's not like there's a "model goon" somewhere like there is a model kilogram.

[MichaelZuo]

If that’s the case, then how is it any more meaningful than any other random utterance?

e.g. Magical unicorn work, lizardmen work, etc…

[jjk166]

The same people who decided the threshold of time where things stop being current and start being past.

It's language, it's describing an abstract concept.

[MichaelZuo]

How do you know it’s the same people?

There are an infinite number of possible abstract concepts.