# Explain Eigen Layer | A Restaking Primitive **URL:** \ **Category:** Content\ **Created:** [February 22, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.eigenlayer.xyz/t/explain-eigen-layer-a-restaking-primitive/221 "2023-02-22T04:26:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![prof\_mark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eada6e/32.png) [@prof\_mark](https://forum.eigenlayer.xyz/u/prof_mark)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.eigenlayer.xyz/t/explain-eigen-layer-a-restaking-primitive/221/3 "2023-04-10T10:26:59Z")
I think that this is the most pressing problem for the protocol - it needs to answer what is it _really_ for, and why would users want to use it! The website tends to use very technical language, and frames this in a way that is very degen (“just try it!”), or self-reliant on a deep dive (ie. DYOR, but where do users look?). Pushing people to read the white paper is a little harsh (as seen in the forum), as this is too over-complex for most users (as we can see, even most early adopters in these forums). Upfront, I think that the CTA on using this protocol needs a fairly major rejig. The UI isn’t a problem (in fact, it’s really pretty easy to use), but users will need to have - embedded in the front end and info/instructions - a lightweight model of what the systems is for, what it performs technically, why they might want to use it, and what investment value it will bring to their DeFi portfolio. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.eigenlayer.xyz/t/explain-eigen-layer-a-restaking-primitive/221)._