<?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 22:47:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lightmaker/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why Bitcoin? Why Now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New website up. New article out (Why Bitcoin? Why Now?). Check it out; Website; Article;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@lightmaker/why-bitcoin-why-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@lightmaker/why-bitcoin-why-now</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2022 20:08:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A video from one year ago. Am I on point? You tell me]]></title><description><![CDATA[A video I made one year ago. Am I on point? You tell me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tyranny/@lightmaker/a-video-from-one-year-ago-am-i-on-point-you-tell-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tyranny/@lightmaker/a-video-from-one-year-ago-am-i-on-point-you-tell-me</guid><category><![CDATA[tyranny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:29:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4hgoKuhjPwrTve5PoseHL4YX4XTQwXii4n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government FIAT vs Hard Money  GOLD.   SILVER.   BITCOIN.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A friend asked; I have a serious question for you (no snark): How will those who have invested in cryptos or in metals have assurance that their money is safe and can be withdrawn at will? Here is my response;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@lightmaker/government-fiat-vs-hard-money-gold-silver-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@lightmaker/government-fiat-vs-hard-money-gold-silver-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:49:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81R7kVyFR5d5Vt9LW6n9pHcJ7FRKAVmZW987oHiyWwwXdYFv8Yk1zdq29iH1MaoarFeX5E4NavbSuiSBpwjfinA2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tough Times Ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[I realize most don't care and many get annoyed by my posts. I get a lot of haters. I really don't care. I have tried to warn people of what is coming in the economy for some time. It's so hard when no]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/tough-times-ahead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/tough-times-ahead</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:44:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW7aKnkZiEjXF48YBo6AcsgbvuBj4SK9A1X3G8SXCv6fCzxESc3xWEB1rPr7XsNtbMHBCgj8p76Ax7B1aNJnqxK9nHt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let The Light In]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marvel at the glorious light for it outlines our shadows. In its absence lines become blurred and indistinguishable. By inviting its radiance, shadows reveal; illuminating a clear path forward. The more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/let-the-light-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/let-the-light-in</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:36:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9W7eKuwnSgNYmvjVVbKL9Ze3rHxLrS9kUH4Zn2AabM3cY8rpUVG7EuYZR561Da5x2Nhoohvhrfr3jPwMg44YE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More attacks from the leftist claiming Capitalism is the problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[His comment; I don't care what you call the system. any system that allows people to starve/be homeless, not get an education, not get the health care that they need, and spoils the environment is not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/more-attacks-from-the-leftist-claiming-capitalism-is-the-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/more-attacks-from-the-leftist-claiming-capitalism-is-the-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 20:32:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovci2sEtLDLFYdmzFHt4e7QCjDysWMbKxAyQjjCZ9BdgxpgmDFvczE4jgPe45mJnfwm6ezcYK3dHdhuqjJ8HVoat6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Capitalism really the problem? Another response to the leftists madness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Original post; (scroll down if you read my last post) My original response; (keep scrolling if you already read my last post) Types this from his computer and shares via internet that were created by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/is-capitalism-really-the-problem-another-response-to-the-leftists-madness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/is-capitalism-really-the-problem-another-response-to-the-leftists-madness</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNtze9xHvT6xWCdz7q3QGD35ZKdaPpVrFksWkBiTmxPYeo3ptGMFcpqeVsdfpmtHHVYH5XL8De2w5RXKDrCZ92v3K1dWXcFEMrYsarXPtGLKnNEk3hSVBfSV2wig6xVQEQGNceUacnNGKv3zq6gJYmsav?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another leftist facebook post with my response]]></title><description><![CDATA[What he shared; My response; Types this from his computer and shares via internet that were created by capitalism, has the free time to share this due to the freedoms afforded by capitalism, Still watches]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/another-leftist-facebook-post-with-my-response</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/another-leftist-facebook-post-with-my-response</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 01:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNtze9xHvT6xWCdz7q3QGD35ZKdaPpVrFksWkBiTmxPYeo3ptGMFcpqeVsdfpmtHHVYH5XL8De2w5RXKDrCZ92v3K1dWXcFEMrYsarXPtGLKnNEk3hSVBfSV2wig6xVQEQGNceUacnNGKv3zq6gJYmsav?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[triggered by another leftist facebook post.]]></title><description><![CDATA[First of all I don't even buy the fact that global warming is caused by us. It is a natural heating and cooling cycle of the earth. I think it's a plot to increase government control, regulation, and charge]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/triggered-by-another-leftist-facebook-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/triggered-by-another-leftist-facebook-post</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2020 19:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9AxoradH23VM3LBEf6SBKxt1Uz5xR76WACHgPKGQTX4hzQbawGKpVDurmstQsoZwdgXhm8yHTe5c2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising up. A clarification to 'Has the world lost its mind']]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't consider myself separate from the masses; although without coming across as conceited, I would consider myself more aware than your 'average person' (non of you readers of course). In some regards]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/rising-up-a-clarification-to-has-the-world-lost-its-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/rising-up-a-clarification-to-has-the-world-lost-its-mind</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 00:08:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has the world lost its mind?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it just me or have the masses gone completely mad? Like more than normal. So many people checking out with avoidant behaviours like too much drinking, smoking, eating, drug use, sex, porn, tv, consumerism,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/has-the-world-lost-its-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/has-the-world-lost-its-mind</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2020 06:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZm7ohE62EY8bxzd8ZqjSikX4QxpQ2iFu5sSZ8gddX7CnPYGcmmxFV6jC3xfgcNwnGFFA3QRSjudG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Capitalism the problem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you think capitalism is the problem? Capitalism has afforded us this modern life we live with so many luxuries. The main stream narrative wants people to believe capitalism is the problem so they can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@lightmaker/is-capitalism-the-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@lightmaker/is-capitalism-the-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 03:41:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt4r6s1mwztVA7JdywhWWVAGRavEy1t1dsmwq9E8t5Z3zBhsfbn6Fubc97mirmG3FdxiyDfuuZwwfELXXRLA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[White Male Privilege]]></title><description><![CDATA[Severed all the tendons in my right wrist @ 17 Y/O, now held together with plastic surgery. Herniated the disks in my lower back @ 20 Y/O. Broke my neck @ 27, now my neck is fused together with metal rods]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/white-male-privilege</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/white-male-privilege</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 02:40:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian real estate bubble and the highest debt levels in the world-A short video]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Canada house prices are out of control. A lot of what has pushed home prices through the roof are record low interest rates and insane amounts of debt. Canadians currently have the highest debt to earning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/canadian-real-estate-bubble-and-the-highest-debt-levels-in-the-world-a-short-video</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/canadian-real-estate-bubble-and-the-highest-debt-levels-in-the-world-a-short-video</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 00:39:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNcG4CD8zJ5iXXbCwMwzmNavTqbaNQQXBvcCfJB7ETk37QY4WoLkkEvXMqnndJNkkQCk1tigvJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Taoist Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a Taoist story of an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. "Such bad luck," they said]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/a-taoist-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/a-taoist-story</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 04:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs788MGCMsxgMUQ2w9EddYsvYPBaeYxk9Ls4sqcFLR7TpFijhRw9uYU8CgVQLkkACCSwSKfS8mFm3oPCv2wjmUaBAdk9n87g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Bitcoin's fierce price rally even the critics are wanting in. Here's a little something for a good laugh-]]></title><description><![CDATA[After writing a post comparing putting 20% downpayment on a house VS investing it into Bitcoin I received a couple messages from a friend. The first one is outlined in this article where I make the initial]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/with-bitcoin-s-fierce-price-rally-even-the-critics-are-wanting-in-here-s-a-little-something-for-a-good-laugh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/with-bitcoin-s-fierce-price-rally-even-the-critics-are-wanting-in-here-s-a-little-something-for-a-good-laugh</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaJnXoR6BzxpPsJgqVzW4ki1qyQFVZ4bdmV1KE8wdm84beFTjEfEhstAmemEEd38dGc8uMPrgCNGWa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nikola Tesla's free 'Worldwide Wireless Power System' was stopped by financial elites JP Morgan and George Westinghouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tesla's Anti-Gravity flying machine, or as he terms it - MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC PROPULSION DEVICE Did you all know that it was JP Morgan (One of the largest financial firms in the US) and Westinghouse (largest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/nicola-telsa-s-free-worldwide-wireless-power-system-was-stopped-by-financial-elites-jp-morgan-and-george-westinghouse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/nicola-telsa-s-free-worldwide-wireless-power-system-was-stopped-by-financial-elites-jp-morgan-and-george-westinghouse</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2017 04:07:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwr5mgaDRdFXLmX641pJE7r2bgtp75ZFCPfzpDcw4zmoyUMLYhYyZzSxnzBfiiZAZ28Dg9fZri2qyFoC1cG5Z4GmT6ddp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2017 - The Year Bitcoin Hit the Mainstream. Big anticipation as CME announces futures contracts.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interesting fact- Although it seems like everywhere you turn there's more talk about Bitcoin and other digital assets, there are only 19 000 000 million cryptocurrency wallets in existence. That means]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@lightmaker/2017-the-year-bitcoin-hit-the-mainstream-big-anticipation-as-cme-announces-futures-contracts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@lightmaker/2017-the-year-bitcoin-hit-the-mainstream-big-anticipation-as-cme-announces-futures-contracts</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 05:24:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeJetZQLWniXwUrhcM1KzzxtDwup1qyJwnmGUWz78EMYNbR2YkJPVTjHhfbrZR5G98VMkoKxfHtZW62?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada is BROKE.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A very important chart for Canadians to have a look at. This chart shows us how Canadian household debt is at an all time high. For every dollar of disposable income Canadians have they owe $1.70, showing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/canada-is-broke</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lightmaker/canada-is-broke</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 00:43:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5Ssgjot8paN9irKYaZHQj3MuvJuMLnNBzbK5wkJg9guMppJizjRqTnUryt2kvM4QsWTNSC9PXhF9fGC94mMze3tQXeSyDkiqjw4NAmCpLJGk5DHfsEetjxa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[History on the blockchain?]]></title><description><![CDATA[History on the blockchain? Imagine a world where Tesla would have been able to upload all of his work to the blockchain, insuring the technological advancements that he discovered were safely store for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@lightmaker/history-on-the-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@lightmaker/history-on-the-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lightmaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2017 06:19:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGeCR8jNp6SVE8gxK7uWz9d7C8tRYsFZ3826HrE6H7bCo6Gh1FRVd6CanVegvsTxeWd7stjqPkQn2aBNXgJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>