<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:38:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bitbutter/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[PSYOP versus the mutual benefit of trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Libertarians often say "Every voluntary trade is mutually beneficial in the ex ante sense." I think this is false. I wrote about this, and some related thoughts on marketing and voluntary exchange.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@bitbutter/psyop-versus-the-mutual-benefit-of-trade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@bitbutter/psyop-versus-the-mutual-benefit-of-trade</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2019 06:38:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQHebkQi3K8VbMKBzuyTtoAj7igUKBz9ZNxAfKUomV9Ek4x69NTpxR9DWQiFE7yYGoo9tmE6GLe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Names in the credits of bitbutter videos. How that works.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I explain the process for determining supporter credits in new videos I make. Supporter form available at:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@bitbutter/names-in-the-credits-of-bitbutter-videos-how-that-works</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@bitbutter/names-in-the-credits-of-bitbutter-videos-how-that-works</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2hNoBnnJcEj36tbp9iL68UQomuq3C7NFVG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Friedman. Rights Enforcement Without Government & What About the Poor?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This summer I interviewed David Friedman on the subject of the stateless legal system he described in The Machinery of Freedom. In these new videos, David explains the system, and responds to some of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/video/@bitbutter/david-friedman-rights-enforcement-without-government-and-what-about-the-poor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/video/@bitbutter/david-friedman-rights-enforcement-without-government-and-what-about-the-poor</guid><category><![CDATA[video]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:51:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dtCv8gPUkUf9QzkPNGjDqCXDVKPuVLPZrAz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I improved my life by: (1) Using sleep hygiene]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a few other posts planned on this theme. This one has to come first because it was necessary to fix my lack of sleep before I could improve anything else. Sleep is so important that it’s worth spending]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sleep/@bitbutter/i-improved-my-life-by-1-using-sleep-hygiene</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sleep/@bitbutter/i-improved-my-life-by-1-using-sleep-hygiene</guid><category><![CDATA[sleep]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:34:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa4bZ8s5B5gF7s2t2yeWcrH9EZU6g645Z8e6vKGw3LUDDD39JY68P46L49nmt5bCya1UEbPENgv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explore - Is taxation theft?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve launched a small website called Explore — Is taxation theft? It’s an interactive conversation in the style of the old choose-your-own-adventure games. It’s designed to be used by people who disagree]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/explore-is-taxation-theft</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/explore-is-taxation-theft</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4iXC2wnpUMT7gbLyFnpQuCNv85YzJ2gosL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Without Government. Robert P. Murphy.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's my latest video. An animated illustration of a Bob Murphy lecture. If you think it's worthy, sharing to your networks is very much appreciated. If you like you can become a patron of my work here,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/law-without-government-robert-p-murphy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/law-without-government-robert-p-murphy</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2017 07:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2DVLWnCqVYZV3eR2rMJ1SCAFHiU9nj6f9x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copy Clinic - Consentism]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is Copy Clinic? Context A while ago Richard Clarke published Consentism: A Motion to Re-brand Anarcho Capitalism, which I believe made some compelling points. I'd like to test the viability of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/copy-clinic-consentism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/copy-clinic-consentism</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:36:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwuABfWdbtmEH3RUDMj8vPJ8veZ7YBLtAy9DF9rAVrrNC34u21tpNum8EDHcwjxQYCwBcfBwzyrkPwreZU1r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trailer: Chalo Chalo - A really slow racing game for 3 to 8 players]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi everyone. Today Richard Boeser and I got to make public the trailer for our game Chalo Chalo and announce the launch date, October the 24th. Chalo Chalo is a really slow racing game for three to eight]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/videogames/@bitbutter/trailer-chalo-chalo-a-really-slow-racing-game-for-3-to-8-players</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/videogames/@bitbutter/trailer-chalo-chalo-a-really-slow-racing-game-for-3-to-8-players</guid><category><![CDATA[videogames]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 19:01:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4JC3aHEEfrPzZTArjB2cjNahs5rqUbNrMt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My new animation - This Corporation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone. Here's my new animation. It's based on a passage written by Michael Huemer. If you enjoy it, sharing to your networks is very much appreciated! If you'd like to become a patron of my video]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/my-new-animation-this-corporation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/my-new-animation-this-corporation</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 10:54:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eEHLunURanQoM1AwFxNUXco26HDuZX4BtpN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Record Voiceovers At Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post talks about what I do when I'm making voice recordings at home for productions where the speaker won't be visible in the finished product - like most of my animated videos. If you're planning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/how-to/@bitbutter/how-i-record-voiceovers-at-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/how-to/@bitbutter/how-i-record-voiceovers-at-home</guid><category><![CDATA[how-to]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:04:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1sKxhaiyuRq6uXm9PZ4TEyujuJ3HuWiPhr9EHVachoh7fBsBtXquMpSMAv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomasz Kaye's Seven Commandments of Motion Design]]></title><description><![CDATA[I do freelance production work for videos with lots of motion design. That means mostly 2d shapes, mostly vector graphics, moving around in abstract spaces. These visuals are usually an accompaniment to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/design/@bitbutter/tomasz-kaye-s-seven-commandments-of-motion-design</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/design/@bitbutter/tomasz-kaye-s-seven-commandments-of-motion-design</guid><category><![CDATA[design]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwuABfWdbtmEH3RUDMj8vPJ8tMfiqnvWouf2S1rQ7RSzJUs5JcE2wi9bVTTX18XaQox7Mx1njjENnVCeSeQu?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[About my animation The Machinery Of Freedom: Illustrated summary (2012)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2012 I published a video called The Machinery Of Freedom: Illustrated summary. It's based on an audio track of David Friedman talking about his excellent book of the same name. Here it is: Comments]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/about-my-animation-the-machinery-of-freedom-illustrated-summary-2012</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/about-my-animation-the-machinery-of-freedom-illustrated-summary-2012</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2016 19:35:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwuABfWdbtmEH3RUDMj8vPJ927bwKecq77DD7aP4EUuxCf2wMFrCkBqvKZksE8zMfTpBTfCEQpp5jBrWbKVe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There Are No Human Needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are no human needs? What a monstrous thing to say! The very idea could only be entertained by someone living in relative comfort, someone whose needs are all taken care of - 'I’ve got mine, screw]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/there-are-no-human-needs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/there-are-no-human-needs</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2016 14:10:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwuABfWdbtmEH3RUDMj8vPJ8vJ54Bbuqhbj8qjiNg46tKX7jWbBzGjwQJ96Z9SDxDPDcJfJ4fzGuCLTPDiSC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[River pollution conflicts in a propertarian society]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an article entitled Why I Am Not a Libertarian: the Dilemma of the commons the author writes the following (emphasis added): Take the example of a farmer who lives upriver and a fisherman who lives]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/river-pollution-conflicts-in-a-propertarian-society</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/river-pollution-conflicts-in-a-propertarian-society</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:11:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwuABfWdbtmEH3RUDMj8vPJ91Djoig9oLuVa1pjnsVjzvLkargky3QoDmXHvhMc65Vyea1aFjxXs3ouLqzep?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fundamental Brokenness of Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Representative democracy, the political system, is broken. Not broken as in 'We don't have enough democracy!' or broken as in 'Democracy is giving bad outcomes right now'. Democracy systematically gives]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/the-fundamental-brokenness-of-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/the-fundamental-brokenness-of-democracy</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 18:20:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwuABfWdbtmEH3RUDMj8vPJ8vb5mmN7Qc8rqMNaYCQqASDwJxDQd4NLqbEjmXvDL1z8gtKsaVpFMBVv6Lpwr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copy Clinic - Would You Trust this Corporation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is Copy Clinic? Context Hello everyone. I'm working on a script for a new animation. It's based on a passage written by Michael Huemer. Ultimately the video will be published on YouTube, and I hope]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/copy-clinic-would-you-trust-this-corporation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/copy-clinic-would-you-trust-this-corporation</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 17:02:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwuABfWdbtmEH3RUDMj8vPJ8veZ7YBLtAy9DF9rAVrrNC34u21tpNum8EDHcwjxQYCwBcfBwzyrkPwreZU1r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Copy Clinic?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Copy Clinic is a proposed format for Steemit Stories Users can adopt this format if they've written some copy that they'd like critical feedback on. It's for people writing short passages to persuade their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/copyclinic/@bitbutter/copy-clinic-what-is-copy-clinic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/copyclinic/@bitbutter/copy-clinic-what-is-copy-clinic</guid><category><![CDATA[copyclinic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 14:14:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwuABfWdbtmEH3RUDMj8vPJ8veZ7YBLtAy9DF9rAVrrNC34u21tpNum8EDHcwjxQYCwBcfBwzyrkPwreZU1r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Life Hacks I Kept On Using]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've tried a bunch of life hacks - I'm going to be using that term loosely - and I quit using almost as many. Here are six hacks/technologies/products from the mundane to the profound, that earned their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bitbutter/the-life-hacks-i-kept-on-using</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bitbutter/the-life-hacks-i-kept-on-using</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 18:19:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwuABfWdbtmEH3RUDMj8vPJ8wZbPK7dw6oXJJAHdqE7m8w15WcB3vDnekCQtHQv5sVexBMHWHqF83BFiJNbs?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help Me Understand 'Potential Payout' - Why does it decrease?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi all. I'm slowly working my way through the white paper. But perhaps someone can help more quickly. 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In this post I've tried to collate some information for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/making-propaganda-videos-is-hard-and-you-can-do-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@bitbutter/making-propaganda-videos-is-hard-and-you-can-do-it</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitbutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:14:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwuABfWdbtmEH3RUDMj8vPJ8ww6thsTqCCoXiSwoTjD2GtSeaiNepX9HBpfaY2vxyWsFP2aVNvd1gdPvipJB?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>