I have always felt that the crypto world lacks a 'lightweight value language'.
Not a heavy financial protocol,
Not a complex governance framework,
But rather something like a kite string.
Clearly very fine, yet able to catch the wind direction,
A way to connect highs and lows, to convey kinetic energy.
Kite, in my eyes, is this language.
It doesn't aim to replace anyone.
It's not about overturning anything.
It just wants to do one thing:
Make the flow of value lighter, smoother, and freer.
Why do I say that?
First, Kite does not define 'who should receive value',
It only designs 'how value flows'.
Traditional token models like to stipulate:
You are the holder, so you have dividend rights;
You are a participant, so you have incentives;
You are the developer, so you have reserved rights.
But Kite's idea is:
Value should be like the wind,
Whoever stands in the right position,
Whoever raises the right sail,
Whoever can gain momentum.
Rules do not lock identities,
Rules only describe flow.
Second, Kite does not emphasize 'ownership',
It values 'usage rights' more.
I think many protocols fall into a misunderstanding:
Treat ownership as the endpoint of everything.
But in the real world,
Using is more important than owning.
In Kite's design,
Holding does not mean control,
Usage represents connection.
You use its mechanism to transmit value,
You use its scenarios to capture relationships,
You use its lightweight structure to compose your own system.
Value does not stagnate in your hands,
Value circulates during your usage.
Third, Kite allows value to 'exist across layers'.
Most tokens can only operate within the same logical layer:
Either it is a governance layer,
Either it is an incentive layer,
Either it is an equity layer.
But Kite is like a string,
It can pass through application layer, community layer, ecological layer,
Transmit tension between different heights.
You can use it to incentivize content,
It can also be used to coordinate contributions,
It can also be used to mark identity.
One layer is not the ceiling of another layer,
Layers are interconnected.
Fourth, Kite pursues 'dynamic balance',
Not static distribution.
I think the blockchain industry is too obsessed with whether the initial distribution is fair,
But rarely design how the value dynamically adjusts afterwards.
In Kite's mechanism,
The initial distribution is just the starting point,
Real value distribution is formed in flow.
Like flying a kite,
One end of the string is in your hand,
The other end is in the wind.
You do not need to control the wind,
You just need to maintain the tension between the string and the wind.
Value will find its place in dynamics.
I am increasingly convinced that:
Future tokens should not just be 'equity certificates',
It should become 'flow grammar'.
What Kite is doing,
It is to write the first line of code for this grammar.
It is not heavy,
It is not complicated,
It does not attempt to encompass everything.
It just exists lightly,
Let value have the opportunity to flow more freely.
Maybe this is its meaning,
Not the endpoint of value,
Only serves as a channel for value.
