<?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 04:08:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@pomperipossa/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to fix every problem in the world.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many problems in this world. Fortunately, there is one simple solution to them all. I know this sounds like a bold statement but I'm certain. There is no reason to doubt this solution, just hear]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@pomperipossa/how-to-fix-every-problem-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@pomperipossa/how-to-fix-every-problem-in-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:55:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q8xQipe75iZtbVCZing8979qvT83ovHabGWb7H6yUVdB7vEhQapkNC852RM178t2w6TYvBm9jPXu4S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making self-defense illegal is a bad idea, part four.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I argue that people should be allowed to decide if they want to arm themselves, they usually misinterpret what I'm saying. I'm not arguing that everyone should be armed and use weapons to solve all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/making-self-defense-illegal-is-a-bad-idea-part-four</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/making-self-defense-illegal-is-a-bad-idea-part-four</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 01:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9AoscM2fPHTeakpvaF7HypdKssG6RinYCdkge1hkcn94Nu5tJVBoBvi83hQTMXH9mwyrzhnzbgw8a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making self-defense illegal is a bad idea, part three.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In part one I introduced the questions. You will find all the questions at the end of this text. In part two, I mainly touched on question no. 1 and question no. 5. Those questions deal primarily with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/making-self-defense-illegal-is-a-bad-idea-part-three</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/making-self-defense-illegal-is-a-bad-idea-part-three</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 02:45:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9AoscM2fPHTeakpvaF7HypdKssG6RinYCdkge1hkcn94Nu5tJVBoBvi83hQTMXH9mwyrzhnzbgw8a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you asked yourself these questions?  Part two.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes we adopt opinions out of loyalty to friends or groups that we think we belong to. We might want to appear as smart, superior or good. Other times we state an opinion because we're afraid of what's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/have-you-asked-yourself-these-questions-part-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/have-you-asked-yourself-these-questions-part-two</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 04:03:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9AoscM2fPHTeakpvaF7HypdKssG6RinYCdkge1hkcn94Nu5tJVBoBvi83hQTMXH9mwyrzhnzbgw8a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you asked yourself these questions? Part one.]]></title><description><![CDATA[How did you form your current opinions? People like being right more than they like being wrong. Is it good to win a debate even though you are wrong? It may be good for you sometimes. You may think you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/have-you-asked-yourself-these-questions-part-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/have-you-asked-yourself-these-questions-part-one</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2018 03:50:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9AoscM2fPHTeakpvaF7HypdKssG6RinYCdkge1hkcn94Nu5tJVBoBvi83hQTMXH9mwyrzhnzbgw8a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emotional suffering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people are almost impossible to insult, think Ned Flanders. Others are extremely sensitive and they interpret almost everything as an insult or violation. These people suffer more than necessary.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@pomperipossa/emotional-suffering</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@pomperipossa/emotional-suffering</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:51:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2nhMph8Yo3jHyfsfBxm3raDEGrffBkSsHnPoxzrm3BvAAhoCanpPtmSzPo8YLc3iKb2uQHyvpuXj1rh9mSepasbPduqeBACX63msrb2RNqG5invXCEz18fWsNeWJzWpYmGydXYeQKKfBdQHpb82Qb4edcxAqTS5LdXvQ8SX7bUPgV8p7pJwMXKRDY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is an unselfish act?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can find the English article below the English flag under the Swedish version.   Vad är en osjälvisk handling? När du känner en känsla, börja med att observera känslan med nyfikenhet och empati.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@pomperipossa/what-is-an-unselfish-act</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@pomperipossa/what-is-an-unselfish-act</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2017 23:13:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYDGC5QyM1rhaikPsihNCMSKUHSQZhKLb1oEpBGhREDCRgJcQPVG7YG7L7hk6fU1QcuRM1z1DEv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fix yourself before trying to fix the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[A friend of mine asked if I could blog a little bit in Swedish since he wanted to link to some of my articles on the site and they usually don't publish material in English. But most Steemians can't read]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@pomperipossa/5yzuv2-fix-yourself-before-trying-to-fix-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@pomperipossa/5yzuv2-fix-yourself-before-trying-to-fix-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2017 20:51:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtxcJ2KyZkun8XiRMK64LbngAUciFKKuBXdiV9XQ66rUpjaicqUXUeNoNcgMLoxFb68RjEcP3F1wmCYBzMDo94kW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[.]]></title><description><![CDATA[.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@pomperipossa/5ndcqp-fix-yourself-before-trying-to-fix-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@pomperipossa/5ndcqp-fix-yourself-before-trying-to-fix-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2017 20:45:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@pomperipossa/fix-yourself-before-trying-to-fix-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@pomperipossa/fix-yourself-before-trying-to-fix-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2017 20:39:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is it hard to argue that murder should be legal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A friend of mine asked if I could blog a little bit in Swedish since he wanted to link to some of my articles on the site and they usually don't publish material in English. But most Steemians can't read]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/why-is-it-hard-to-argue-that-murder-should-be-legal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/why-is-it-hard-to-argue-that-murder-should-be-legal</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:14:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgA68uoc4xPdhqY17RigfeXKbBnC2is6EvPTfNTnwVzyqs6YwN3yAaoVCDkh45P9EVc5NRo4LzYeNtgf6QNB9GA5gYApHqyJcN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do some people turn into monsters?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all have a need to be able to look our self in the mirror without seeing a monster that makes us run screaming through the wall leaving a person-shaped hole. How we achieve that can be divided into]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/why-do-some-people-turn-into-monsters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/why-do-some-people-turn-into-monsters</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2017 21:54:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgA6GvnYcNcTBBnEXzmbvY5FSYoPLmo6Gzeaboe5cAejELeZNAwGPpzdJSrh5hZhjH5MXE8duAb4YfoJYiEhf4eEfQr9iVRWSA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relationships are difficult and complicated]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have developed ten points that I believe can help make relationships easier. 1. Be honest, ask the other person if they agree to be honest. This way, you can refer back to your agreement if the other]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@pomperipossa/relationships-are-difficult-and-complicated</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@pomperipossa/relationships-are-difficult-and-complicated</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 17:26:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdUDaw7VXpqtR1DNw6mW9HqCvrYyBfxMZXg9hm9h63rggHSdaorsVYbzNU4VeV4ymCqg2SBHFATBDECqcr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voting in the best interest of the community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steemit has a voting system that gives the people voting power proportional to their Steem power. The idea behind proportional representation is that the people how have the most invested and thus the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@pomperipossa/voting-in-the-best-interests-of-the-community</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@pomperipossa/voting-in-the-best-interests-of-the-community</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVK8sjZn15viCvyVHxo5GhuYMqpqsKaPEHRETLwQUp6Tot2RCwWSUyew1fDfXEztBAKx4nPBBRdL3JZcKPhL32qvovn2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why, what’s the point?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the meaning of life? You have probably asked yourself this question and it’s a question that pops up now and again, there's even a movie called “The meaning of life”. Some say the answer is to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@pomperipossa/why-what-s-the-point</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@pomperipossa/why-what-s-the-point</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 23:22:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.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?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are who you are, and who you have the potential to become]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who are you?  Have you ever thought about who you are? What defines who you are? Is it the thoughts in your head? You have probably had thoughts pop up that you rejected and that you thought were weird,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@pomperipossa/you-are-who-you-are-and-who-you-have-the-potential-to-become</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@pomperipossa/you-are-who-you-are-and-who-you-have-the-potential-to-become</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2017 21:15:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsSvDqYeABF1GqkXYm2VenCFG1sqghX953VZXxVsekMa7ztS2BtzneGJpVsgCmXADitTddM63v2xB3xXYNME83h44MFjgojWRSz6yUy8EAUPTuknnGaJgR8bkVB2TF3GbQr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The free market (A response to Kenny part three)]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can read this post without having read the posts linked below but it started with me writing this. So, you're an anarchist? Which prompted my good friend Kenny to write this. As long as it's voluntary]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@pomperipossa/the-free-market-a-response-to-kenny-part-three</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@pomperipossa/the-free-market-a-response-to-kenny-part-three</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:53:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNjaghyPz1RPjc1V9VSCHhj7ZJtNsSXkwbG53nSqYne81AF1sGxdnG9qJWU8DqYXuHUU35oZzE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capitalism (A reply to Kenny part two)]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can read this post without having read the posts linked below but it started with me writing this. So, you're an anarchist? Which prompted my good friend Kenny to write this. As long as it's voluntary]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@pomperipossa/capitalism-a-reply-to-kenny-part-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@pomperipossa/capitalism-a-reply-to-kenny-part-two</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 14:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdSQ4uF2eB2jAsNRRttARz7Sp2hsJBQj74Dg6NEGVFWkH6FcSdxEXaAxdsnaWjk3Gv79WwZifSmkyiwdxa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can't afford to be snowflakes, you have to deal with the fact that someone might offend you! (A reply to Kenny part one)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay, this started with me writing this. Which prompted my good friend Kenny to write this. As I started writing my reply to him I realized a comment wouldn't do it, so I’ll just write a blog post. Then]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/we-can-t-afford-to-be-snowflakes-you-have-to-deal-with-the-fact-that-someone-might-offend-you-a-reply-to-kenny-part-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/we-can-t-afford-to-be-snowflakes-you-have-to-deal-with-the-fact-that-someone-might-offend-you-a-reply-to-kenny-part-one</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2017 14:26:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uoqjpWHJVYLx1MvAYtR4Tq3mrsV8b4dwXQDkcFfmdDAEAgBYi8GGsm7ZAiTGCP9JVhiK2yXvwH8SidF9hrty3akQbBhAAUhRSnBBwre?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[So, you're an anarchist?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have some questions for people who self-identify as anarchists but are against the free market. I think they confuse free markets with government, crony capitalism and mother nature. If you live on an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/so-you-re-an-anarchist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@pomperipossa/so-you-re-an-anarchist</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pomperipossa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 20:41:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD3AWBPpEhY2GAwyGS1UuzuNsqxyneYD5muP19SndWvaRx4WYSmTpnN3iPgjGnSyNkUm7qA34LAge9BzNp4zitkeXbS1nYHJrSCgvotVGSuP4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>