They discuss the early internet’s evolution from individual creativity into today’s internet that turns users into products, Galen’s takeaways from building a new network architecture that prioritizes user control, and why messenger applications are ripe for decentralization. Tlon is releasing a decentralized messenger app that gives you ownership of your data, built on Urbit , a complete, wholly encapsulated system that allows you to run a personal server in the cloud. Use the code STACK to skip the waitlist for the Tlon Messenger app. Connect with Galen on LinkedIn . Shoutout to user mkobuolys for winning a Populist badge for their answer to Set default transition for go_router in Flutter . [Intro Music] Ryan Donovan: Hello everyone, and welcome to the Stack Overflow Podcast, a place to talk all things software and technology. I'm your host, Ryan Donovan, and today we are talking about calm computing and owning your own applications.…