<?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>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:52:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@justaplaneguy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[We have flying cars: We just can't afford them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy: The driver of innovation There is one common denominator when looking at what was predicted in the 1960s and what technology exists. The more energy-intensive an invention is, the less progress]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@justaplaneguy/we-have-flying-cars-we-just-cant-afford-them</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@justaplaneguy/we-have-flying-cars-we-just-cant-afford-them</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justaplaneguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 03:39:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKAnEC8rTAMxXRFmrE9LQx4FuNoQShfXKQo2jZia9ae8gHNEhTN842dbpV7zPfGM8jFZ6wf7z2USwkV2raEBUbmjPJjhN6h7KiuVw3Uts78KUwqcdE6ANPci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIAT and Federalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Issues with FIAT Currency Dr. Trost mentioned many concerns regarding FIAT currency, primarily the inflationary tendencies of said currencies. With no precious metal backing or hard cap to the amount]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/federalism/@justaplaneguy/fiat-and-federalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/federalism/@justaplaneguy/fiat-and-federalism</guid><category><![CDATA[federalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justaplaneguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 05:05:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXB6DfiwXhBiwQ2BWfeg7UKMZDYcKuRGpLsRJyvVnitycS7oAN6jTMypwk1UN66GoT3TmsELCu7dpxdLcrW8q9LdvCyAce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will AI end us all?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Every week or so, a new article emerges about the mystical powers of artificial intelligence. The automation we are told, is coming for everyone’s job. It is only a matter of time. Is this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ai/@justaplaneguy/will-ai-end-us-all</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ai/@justaplaneguy/will-ai-end-us-all</guid><category><![CDATA[ai]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justaplaneguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 04:28:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8q8j59QSiQdYm68NSM5YivGFvd8pBc6Yv28A9JeKPyLcuPkwM5iBqPxSd5qCceoaLBv6GqTv8BQ5mHi53j519D2WjiaG9qi6vLjHAJtX3bPKzapB7E4v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Practicality of NFT's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source NFT’s are a very interesting development in the past few years. Many ideas around NFT’s involve more advanced internet concepts such as the metaverse. However, in recent years adoption of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nft/@justaplaneguy/the-practicality-of-nfts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nft/@justaplaneguy/the-practicality-of-nfts</guid><category><![CDATA[nft]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justaplaneguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:21:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pT5nvNZmGHRfuqvFTfT7kmTv52NbN81h7rm3bL7WRukZhT3FcusRkchYFc3sPkYeJ1rLrHk8eYW7Hqo7QyP6ssDgf8zMYeE2Hw5Zpvj11A3QvK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Colonial Legacy of USAID]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Teach 'em to Fish Give a man a fish, and you will feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime. If you have the finances to give a man fish for a month or provide]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/usaid/@justaplaneguy/the-colonial-legacy-of-usaid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/usaid/@justaplaneguy/the-colonial-legacy-of-usaid</guid><category><![CDATA[usaid]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justaplaneguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 22:41:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqobE9HUfsUhUGspuKZDsHhAqdatCVJb4gmoTPjv524qo91iE1tRMCiwENHSNGxi2ZEtHDerFniGqCc7BeVrSPThG83g1Tc4URcyBnndohrBsCNA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOGE is the Liberals' Fault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Recently, the news cycle has been dominated by executive actions by Donald Trump. He has unilaterally tried to overturn many policies and restructure executive agencies. Depending on which]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/doge/@justaplaneguy/doge-is-the-liberals-fault</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/doge/@justaplaneguy/doge-is-the-liberals-fault</guid><category><![CDATA[doge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justaplaneguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 06:31:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKAnEC8rTAMxXRFmrE9LQx4GKHECLXhAUq9w3YZNSEQPtfBB6kEU7Luum5CkxB3BE7e2ELCbVhwHtt2jVkAsfyT3yjzuG7syR9QPKD993Hv7XbbLbSSAGKh8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RIP Switchboard Operators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Fire ‘em all What if I told you that over 30 years America would lose approximately 1.5 million jobs in a single industry? What if I told you that this would disproportionately affect women,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@justaplaneguy/rip-switchboard-operators</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@justaplaneguy/rip-switchboard-operators</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justaplaneguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 05:34:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKAnEC8rTAMxXRFmrE9LQx4FW61RqFn32ziPm9XFPvSAqmvJrR8RT31XY9CqZCyBwzucdmPXHK2SnBYy3bdpkQ15MBGPZ7j5cowhEn96XvQpsimqv7wEJFAn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affordable Healthcare: Not just a Myth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Affordable Healthcare This week I listened to a lecture given by Dr. Sean Flynn about the potential benefits instituting a free market direct to consumer approach in healthcare as opposed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/healthcare/@justaplaneguy/affordable-healthcare-not-just-a-myth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/healthcare/@justaplaneguy/affordable-healthcare-not-just-a-myth</guid><category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justaplaneguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 05:15:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/39DuzQEPoYrLkiLmhNLXGhCukJM2ibUz1QeU6EJm6gq4QbifCYHanSB9djvGrjNaDjd1rnjAGhBV8zFGGTtbGSYQHuFtZSLLgV1jhF9vaKPmCtCAsHWooxBYCVUriCdpZnQwcSLzbE8itmzM88byJUKrDUNTSEG1rMWDT3mJnXvAZSMiyNb2cq2Vpe6rUveGvfCtXagH3ySW6Ci3ZMJEySF?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monopolies are Good...?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source What is a Monopoly? To start with, what is a monopoly? 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He advocated for a Free market economy, the end of protectionist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@justaplaneguy/tariffs-plunder</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@justaplaneguy/tariffs-plunder</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justaplaneguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqobE9HUfsUhUGspuKZDsHhv6GxvrLCJ1G27ZQ5rc8H8wy9PKrjW2yKUGNpQR5VRFo86cML9wFmJDmrDAPttUXWe2ZshTavcPpu4Q2AQ34NuGLnJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts on a Universal Basic Income in the United States]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summary of UBI as described by Dr. Trost How Would it Work? To begin this discussion, I would like to summarize the key tenets of Universal Basic Income as proposed by Dr. Trost, a professor of Entrepeneurship]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@justaplaneguy/thoughts-on-a-universal-basic-income-in-the-united-states</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@justaplaneguy/thoughts-on-a-universal-basic-income-in-the-united-states</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justaplaneguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:15:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqobE9HUfsUhUGspuKZDsHhWX3NhpQu7DXgNn1FXTPiHLRGxY6N8f5NwW8QMmms46vX1Sz3RKJBLqgxwmNNzRUB62JaxpnJ5aezHweZgjZvu76BY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>