A platform cooperative · 2026
A social platform you own a piece of for a one-time fee. No ads. No algorithm. No corporate control. Every member is an owner. Nobody can buy it out. Nobody can take it over.
Built in Ithaca, New York. Built for everyone who is done being managed.
Join the founding waitlistWhat it is
Every platform you have used was built to make money off of you. Your attention is sold to advertisers. Your data is harvested. Algorithms keep you scrolling and divided because an anxious distracted person is more profitable than a connected informed one. The people running these platforms do not answer to you. They answer to investors. You are not the customer. You are the product.
Project Waypoint is built backwards from all of that.
Six commitments
01 · Truth over comfort
Verified, sourced, opinion, theory, satire — every piece of content is labeled before you open it. No ambiguity about what you are looking at. Ever.
02 · Community over corporation
Owned by members. Governed by members. Funded by members. No investor override. No corporate capture. No government interference.
03 · Depth over dopamine
No infinite scroll. No autoplay. No algorithm. No video under three minutes. Designed for learning and growth, not addiction and compliance.
04 · Unity over division
You can disagree with anyone about anything. You cannot dehumanize, deliberately divide, or act in bad faith against the mission.
05 · Access over exclusivity
Subsidized memberships for anyone who cannot afford it. Voice reader on everything. Community education fund that covers childcare costs during study.
06 · Sovereignty over compliance
Infrastructure for people building lives outside manufactured dependence. Skill networks. Cooperative housing. Mutual aid. Real capability.
Founding members
The founding window closes at one thousand member activations. Everyone after is a standard member with full access to every feature — but without the founding designation.
Members 1 – 500
Believed before there was anything to believe in. Distinct Pioneer badge. Named permanently in Project Waypoint's founding record. Direct founder access for life.
Members 501 – 1,000
Permanent badge. Permanent governance panel eligibility from day one. Lifetime premium features at no cost. Annual platform credits.
After member 1,000, founding status is permanently unavailable. Not purchasable. Not earnable. Gone.
Join
The platform is being built now. Drop your email and you will be notified when membership opens, before any public announcement.
No spam. No marketing emails. You will hear from us once when membership opens and that is it.
Contact
Project Waypoint is being built one conversation at a time. If you want to talk about cooperative platforms, founding membership, or anything else — write directly.
projectwaypoint@yahoo.comWhen the full platform launches, dedicated addresses will be available for specific functions — privacy, governance, Steward oversight, moderation appeals, accessibility, DMCA, security, Build Unity proposals, and member support. For now, everything reaches me directly.