<?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>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:04:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@corpsekaizen/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Economics of Dying]]></title><description><![CDATA[The concept is so intriguing, betting on existence itself. It is, in fact, a form of gambling. People are already stressed about the over-gamblification of the world through newly ventured prediction markets.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@corpsekaizen/the-economics-of-dying</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@corpsekaizen/the-economics-of-dying</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corpsekaizen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:35:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKabaf2rRAavg1BccJytdBUSkKWeD9d5DyAUbMeyP3FVgPXftFgF5HiWap9N17t7WXJaygLT6ndKJvxn2YkQ4cMSnoPSNfSz6wh9MxGX3watmnk7A2FQBKRFGEyMzGPwNnv4UmVfqnJaMvRzv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Already Decided]]></title><description><![CDATA[The day was set to hold the conference to conduct a vote on whether copyright claims apply to content created by a person using AI. 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