# Proposal: Kong Mission Statement (14 Day RFC) **URL:** \ **Category:** Governance\ **Created:** [February 1, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kong.land/t/proposal-kong-mission-statement-14-day-rfc/81 "2022-02-01T18:20:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cadillion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.kong.land/cadillion/32/171_2.png) [@cadillion](https://forum.kong.land/u/cadillion)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kong.land/t/proposal-kong-mission-statement-14-day-rfc/81/1 "2022-02-01T18:20:09Z")
Hi all, We’ve written up a dense mission statement for Kong that describes the inevitable convergence of trends that necessitate a crypto state. I would love to get your feedback! > **[Kong Manifesto](https://docs.google.com/document/d/12czjIrZCajp7tVt6Z-fBQn_9EJWOK-N6QdlLH51J8S8/edit?usp=drivesdk)** > > A Whisper of Propinquity Recent years have proven the fragile interdependence of the Earth’s polities, and exposed fatal flaws in the ability of governments to cooperate and provide for their peoples. Operating on coordination technologies over 250... Comments will be open for 14 days, and then hopefully we can announce at ETHDenver. Citizen #027 ---
**Author:** ![cadillion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.kong.land/cadillion/32/171_2.png) [@cadillion](https://forum.kong.land/u/cadillion)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.kong.land/t/proposal-kong-mission-statement-14-day-rfc/81/2 "2022-02-06T11:57:01Z")
Updated, if you read it before, give it another once over, I’ve integrated all the comments to date. ---
**Author:** ![cameron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.kong.land/cameron/32/13_2.png) [@cameron](https://forum.kong.land/u/cameron)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kong.land/t/proposal-kong-mission-statement-14-day-rfc/81/3 "2022-02-07T17:01:56Z")
@cadillion I believe that the explicit naming of metacitizen/metanation is a critical move forward in the dialog around what a network state constitutes. Bravo! I agree with the cleanup thus far. I like the clarity of the open and close w.r.t. secure elements and the intra exploration into the implication of metacitizenship. The one section that I am closely debating is `Models of Coexistence` – I think that this is really important for folks who are not in Kong Land to form their own understanding of Kong Land in relation to their pre-existing ties to geonations, however, I wonder if one argument here are a bit too strong in favor of those perspectives. Specifically – > For those who believe in rights of sovereignty, the geonation is the original sovereign and the citizen’s controlling authority. Metanations will organize around _legitimate_ interfaces to legacy institutions, another corporate body that nonetheless owes dues to the geonation. Maybe _legitimate_ is too strong; maybe traditional? Lawful? Conforming? Really curious about this; > a rich and vibrant metaverse connecting individuals around the world through _fiberglass_ and sunlight I’m a fan of fiberglass – perhaps too humble? Or maybe just right. ---
**Author:** ![cadillion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.kong.land/cadillion/32/171_2.png) [@cadillion](https://forum.kong.land/u/cadillion)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kong.land/t/proposal-kong-mission-statement-14-day-rfc/81/4 "2022-02-07T17:50:53Z")
> Maybe _legitimate_ is too strong; maybe traditional? Lawful? Conforming? I’m onboard with changing “legitimate" to lawful. > I’m a fan of fiberglass – perhaps too humble? Or maybe just right. I was trying to find a more poetic way to say fiberoptic cable and EM spectra, but I’m happy to be more inventive with a vision of more advanced communications technology. Could always simply refer to silica and sunlight which is wonderfully sibilant. ---
**Author:** ![cameron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.kong.land/cameron/32/13_2.png) [@cameron](https://forum.kong.land/u/cameron)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kong.land/t/proposal-kong-mission-statement-14-day-rfc/81/5 "2022-02-07T20:22:21Z")
Silica and sunlight is great. I was thinking fiberglass roof, not fiberglass cable 😄 ---
**Author:** ![cameron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.kong.land/cameron/32/13_2.png) [@cameron](https://forum.kong.land/u/cameron)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.kong.land/t/proposal-kong-mission-statement-14-day-rfc/81/6 "2022-05-05T17:27:11Z")
Popping this back up for folks who may have missed it, we lost this post in the midst of EthDenver madness. I think that as we pick up momentum on these other governance items we should publish this mission statement. I propose we post the week of May 16th. ---
**Author:** ![Hasgeryar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Hasgeryar](https://forum.kong.land/u/Hasgeryar)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kong.land/t/proposal-kong-mission-statement-14-day-rfc/81/7 "2022-05-15T19:54:57Z")
Agree with you, without manifesto we can’t tell people what is kong land