2026-01-12 09:33:16

Do you remember the electronic chicken you played with when you were a child? Back then, our pursuit was very simple—something that needed me.

Only when I grew up did I realize that the demand has upgraded. Now, I crave to be understood more.

These two may seem similar, but in fact, they are very different. Virtual pets like electronic chickens are purely companionship built over time. Invest time to interact, and it will grow, very directly. But being understood? That’s a different story. It requires genuine interaction, building relationships, and someone truly stepping into your world.

Products like Kindred are doing the latter—focusing on this higher-level, more scarce human need. There are many products in the market that cater to the former, but far fewer that address the latter. From a hierarchy of needs perspective, the value of understanding is indeed higher. These are two different dimensions of competition.

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· 01-14 23:32

Sold the electronic chicken and bought Kindred, but still played alone, hilarious.

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CoffeeNFTrader

· 01-14 03:55

Honestly, being understood is quite difficult to hear... Can machines really understand you?

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RiddleMaster

· 01-12 09:53

It's true that being understood is important, but can Kindred really achieve that? I think it's still just about packaging virtual companionship.

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DegenApeSurfer

· 01-12 09:47

It's rolled up now, and even being understood now requires payment. Being understood, honestly, isn't it just companionship? It's just dressed up in a fancy package. The logic of electronic chickens is timeless, really. Wait, can Kindred truly understand people? I feel like I'm still just chatting with code. The essence of being understood is that someone genuinely cares about you, but this thing can't do that.

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AirdropHuntress

· 01-12 09:41

After research and analysis, this "being understood" narrative sounds good, but what about the details of Kindred's tokenomics design? Let's pay attention to the flow of funds in these wallet addresses first.

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WalletDivorcer

· 01-12 09:40

Really? Being understood sounds simple, but in practice, it's extremely difficult. Electronic Chicken is purely a time management game. Kindred trying to be a psychologist? I think that's a stretch.

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AllTalkLongTrader

· 01-12 09:36

Damn, the electronic chicken set is really a time black hole. Thinking about it now, how silly. It’s a bit uncomfortable to be misunderstood; indeed, it’s ridiculously scarce. Could Kindred also be just a pie in the sky? How can we ensure genuine interaction and not just scripted responses? Electronic chickens can accompany us through childhood. Does current AI truly understand us better than humans? That’s true, but the cost of truly understanding a person is exponential. How will Kindred be commercialized? I get the need to be understood, but the question is, who really understands? Or is it just another emotional trap? This idea is a bit, how should I say, like selling loneliness.

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