01Definition
Alignment means the two sides reinforce participation. Divergence means one weakens. Extraction describes demand increasingly funding monetization without supported renewal.
02Why it matters
A token can remain busy while the relationship behind the thesis changes.
03What to check
- Verified work, promotion, and reinvestment
- Buyer persistence versus insider sales and fee capture
- Evidence connecting supply control and repeated monetization
04Healthy / Dangerous
Healthy
Observable delivery and returning participation support a provisional alignment case.
Dangerous
Recurring buyer demand meets extraction with little verified renewal.
05Beginner mistake
Calling every sale extraction or every update alignment.
06Takeaway
Reassess the relationship, not just the chart.
See the idea
- 01
Buyers remain enthusiastic while suspected team inventory declines.
- 02
Delivery and reinvestment evidence are unclear.
- 03
Investigate divergence or extraction rather than asserting intent.
Try it on a token
See it in Meme Fast → InspectCompare sampled selling and price response. Verify team-linked ownership, reinvestment, and delivery externally; flow alone cannot establish extraction.
Go deeper
Divergence can also mean the team keeps building after market attention leaves. Alignment can break later. Monetization is not automatically abuse; assess disclosure, permissions, amounts, reinvestment, and repeated behavior. Extraction is a working interpretation requiring evidence. If that interpretation strengthens, revisit the thesis, hygiene gate, remaining exposure, and executable exit conditions.
Need the basics? Revisit 101A →