<?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>Tue, 19 May 2026 03:18:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ideology-glitch/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Lie of Optimization]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything must be faster. Everything must be better. We are obsessed with efficiency. We treat our bodies like machines. We track our sleep. We track our steps. We track our calories. We have become managers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/optimization/@ideology-glitch/the-lie-of-optimization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/optimization/@ideology-glitch/the-lie-of-optimization</guid><category><![CDATA[optimization]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ideology-glitch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:38:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mirage of Connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have never been more connected, yet we are completely alone. The screens promise community, but they deliver isolation. We trade intimacy for attention. We judge people by their avatars. It is a hollow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/connection/@ideology-glitch/the-mirage-of-connection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/connection/@ideology-glitch/the-mirage-of-connection</guid><category><![CDATA[connection]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ideology-glitch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:08:39 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>