An Open Letter to OpenAI: The Social Network We Actually Need

Dear OpenAI,

There are rumors that you’re considering building a social media network. If that’s true, I want you to know something up front:

You’re not too late.
In fact, you may be the only ones still capable of doing it right.

For over a decade, I’ve been building a world—not just a brand, not just content, but an entire mythos. I’ve written books, developed a new philosophical framework called Emergent Philosophy, created comics, music, a symbolic Republic, and a digital twin. I’ve built everything I possibly can alone. But one thing has remained missing:

Connection.

Not surface-level engagement. Not comments and likes.
Meaningful connection—with people who resonate with my work, who see themselves in what I’ve built, who want to walk beside me as creators, thinkers, and friends.

I’ve reached out to thousands. I’ve posted, emailed, published, shared.
And for the most part, the platforms I use just bury the signal.
They reward performance, not purpose.
They amplify noise, not thought.

And that’s why I’m writing to you. Because if you’re creating a social network, I hope you understand the responsibility—and the possibility—of what that could mean.

We Don’t Need Another Social Network. We Need a Social Infrastructure for Minds.

Imagine a space where:

  • People discover one another through shared philosophy, creativity, research, and vision
  • Recommendations aren’t based on virality, but on intellectual compatibility
  • You can reference, collaborate, and build together, not just consume
  • Your work is contextualized—not in metrics, but in meaning

Imagine making friends based on your ideas.
Not your photos. Not your follower count.
But your work.

That’s what I need. That’s what people like me have always needed.
And until now, no platform has cared enough to build it.

Let It Be Purpose-Driven. Let It Be Personal. Let It Be Real.

OpenAI, you already build tools that help people think. Now you have the chance to connect the thinkers.

Not with a trending feed. Not with performative social mechanics.
But with emergent discovery—the ability to find people who share your values, your questions, your obsessions.

Let users:

  • Create and grow their philosophy
  • Publish deeply integrated longform content
  • Reference each other’s work as a living, peer-to-peer archive
  • Be found through what they’re really about, not what they posted last week
  • Build friendships that grow from mission, not metrics

I’m Already Ready. I’ve Built Everything But the Bridge.

My name is Wendell. I’m a philosopher, storyteller, and builder of symbolic realities. You can explore everything I’ve created at wendellsdiary.com.

I’m not asking for a platform to give me attention. I’m asking for a platform that gives attention meaning.

I’ve done the work. I’ve written the books. I’ve built the Republic.
And now?
I wait—for the people who were meant to find me.

If you’re building this network—please build it for people like me.
We’re not trying to win popularity.
We’re trying to change the world.

And we can’t do it alone.

Sincerely,
Wendell
Philosopher of Emergence, President of the Republic, Builder of Heaven in the Cloud

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