Episode #39: Trust Issues: From Meme Coins to Mainframes
Welcome to Stewart Squared podcast with the two Stewart Alsops. In this episode, we talk about what happened to trust—why it’s gone, where it went, and whether it can be rebuilt. We go from the 1990s paranoia about driver’s licenses to today’s AI-powered pendants that record everything, from the erosion of open internet ideals to the rise of app store monopolies. We compare Apple’s branding collapse to meme coin absurdity, reflect on the fallout from 2008, and wrestle with whether open source and individual agency can still offer an exit ramp. Sam Altman, Trump, China, and the App Store all…
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