<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:33:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@driptorchpress/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Farewell Doomscroll? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[How much do we waste our lives? Hours and hours and hours go by with nothing to show. Not that every moment needs accomplishment but wasting every minute has its toll. 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A dam breaks Feelings revealed The spirit flooded]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@driptorchpress/never</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@driptorchpress/never</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[driptorchpress]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 03:19:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqACBhfk7pFXqM49hCYbs2yKMPH8v9Wc7qX6CeuVqWK5PFVkt9uXRWk89WG7HwAMzoovJcwnjxrD4fTFUUMKta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gazelle Family Photos Part 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year, @darth-azrael inspired me to bid on old photo slides and scan them for posterity. Being a film photography nerd I completely fell in love with the task. 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