A platform cooperative · Est. 2026

Reclaiming
Human Connection.

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.

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What it is

A waypoint is what you set when you do not want to drift.

A waypoint is the fixed point of reference you return to when you are lost. It does not move. It does not change based on who is watching. It is simply and permanently true.

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

What we promise.

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.
The platform

Fourteen sections. One community.

Every section exists because real people need what it provides. No existing platform provides it without surveillance, manipulation, and extraction.

Learn
Body and health, world and history, science and nature, skills and trades, law and money, think and question.
Education
Debate
Structured honest disagreement. Evidence required. Community jury decides who argued better — not who they agree with.
Discourse
Theory
Clearly labeled and completely open. Explore freely. Architecturally separated from verified content.
Exploration
Comedy & Satire
Real humor on a member-controlled tier slider. Satire labels embedded in content so they survive the screenshot.
Expression
Explore
Travel, local discovery, and events. Verified Local badge. Traveler Notes. No paid placement ever.
Discovery
Connect
Four tiers from public boards to encrypted networks. Veterans, families, housing, recovery, mental health peer support.
Community
Faith & Culture
Every tradition represented with equal depth. No tradition promoted above another. Understanding, not recruitment.
Heritage
Community
Governance decisions, financial reports, panel composition, Build Unity proposals — all visible to every member at all times.
Governance
Gaming
Cross-platform community. A developer cannot pay for a better review. A publisher cannot suppress a bad one.
Play
Trading Cards & Tabletop
Magic, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Flesh and Blood, Lorcana, tabletop RPGs, board games. Integrated trading with Marketplace.
Tabletop
Marketplace
Handmade goods, locally grown produce, homestead products, restored antiques, original art. If you did not make it, it does not belong here.
Commerce
Local News
Independent hyperlocal journalism by people who actually live there. Verified Local badge required. Community fact-checking.
Journalism
Jobs & Apprenticeships
Cooperative jobs, trade work, homestead employment, apprenticeships. Direct employer-to-candidate only. No recruiters.
Opportunity
Community Resilience
Emergency coordination, mutual aid, off-grid infrastructure, communication networks, veteran leadership integration.
Preparedness
Anti-addiction architecture

Designed for you. Not against you.

Every other platform optimizes for time spent. Project Waypoint optimizes for value extracted per session. When you leave, you should feel like you got something real.

No infinite scroll
Content loads in defined batches with natural stopping points. You make a conscious choice to continue.
No autoplay
Every piece of media plays because you chose to play it. Not in video. Not in audio. Not anywhere.
No algorithm
Chronological feed throughout the entire platform. No system deciding what you see based on what will keep you engaged longest.
No video under 3 minutes
Under three minutes triggers compulsive consumption patterns. Three minutes forces content that has actual substance.
45-minute pause prompt
A gentle check-in, not aggressive intervention. One button to continue. One button to exit. Your choice. Adjustable or turn-off-able.
Contribution scores
No like counts. No follower counts. Your score reflects what you have actually contributed to the community.
Membership

One-time fee. Lifetime ownership.

Every tier gets identical platform access, identical voice, identical reach, and identical governance standing. The differences are household structure only.

Membership purchases are not yet available.

Project Waypoint is currently in development. The pricing below reflects planned membership tiers. Join the waitlist to be notified when membership opens. No payments are being accepted at this time.

Solo
$15 one time
One adult, one vote.
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Single Parent + 1
$22 one time
One adult plus one child under 16. One adult vote.
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Duo
$25 one time
Two adults, two votes.
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Single Parent + 2
$28 one time
One adult plus up to two children under 16. One adult vote.
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Single Parent + 3
$34 one time
One adult plus up to four children under 16. One adult vote.
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Family
$35 one time
Two adults plus up to two children under 16.
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Large Family
$45 one time
Two adults plus up to four children under 16.
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Community Builder
$75 one time
Your membership plus five gift memberships.
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Cooperative
$150 one time
Up to 15 members as a group at $10 per person.
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Subsidized
Free
Community funded. Honor system. No documentation required.
Identical access to every paid tier.
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Founding members

The first thousand.

The founding window closes at one thousand member activations. After that, founding status is permanently unavailable. Not purchasable. Not earnable. Gone.

Members 1 – 500

Pioneer Founders

Believed before there was anything to believe in. Distinct Pioneer badge. Named permanently in Project Waypoint's founding record. Direct founder access for life. All standard Founding Member benefits in addition.

Members 501 – 1,000

Founding Members

Permanent Founding Member badge. Permanent governance panel eligibility from day one. Lifetime premium features at no extra cost. Annual founding platform credits. Waypoint Academy priority review.

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Contact

Reach me directly.

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.com

When the full platform launches, dedicated addresses will be available for privacy, governance, Steward oversight, moderation appeals, accessibility, DMCA, security, Build Unity proposals, and member support. For now, everything reaches me directly.