Trust

Let me begin with three quotations. The first, from Disney’s computer-animated fantasy Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), is a conversation between the warrior princess Raya and the dragon Sisu:<br/><br/>Raya: The world’s broken. We can’t trust anyone.<br/>Sisu: Maybe it’s broken because you don’t trust anyone.[1]<br/><br/>Next, the plot of Avengers: Endgame (2019) – the culmination of Marvel’s 23-film ‘Infinity Saga’ – arguably pivots on this moment, when a billionaire tech genius and a super soldier, whose rivalry has energised the entire Avengers series, finally shake hands:<br/><br/>Tony Stark/Iron Man: You trust me?<br/>Steve Rogers/Captain America: I do.[2]<br/><br/>Finally, the following exchange, between lawyer Chuck, his arch-rival and hedge fund manager ‘Axe’, and Wendy (Chuck’s wife and the in-house psychiatrist/performance coach for Axe’s fund), is from the third season of Showtime’s financial drama Billions:<br/><br/>Chuck Rhoades, Jr.: How do I know I can trust him?<br/>Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod: How do I know I can trust him?<br/>Wendy Rhoades: Trust me.[3]<br/>