<?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 02:40:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@redbeardguy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where am I? Where the fuck did you crypto maniacs bring me? It's like that [redacted] platform but fancier? What changed? Is everyone still posting half-baked, shitty posts and complain about the quality]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@redbeardguy/what-the-fuck-is-going-on</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@redbeardguy/what-the-fuck-is-going-on</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:44:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apotheosis: The case against Happiness]]></title><description><![CDATA[People tend to talk about themselves more often than you think. It used to be impolite to do so just a few decades ago, but hey, things change. The issue is that this self-aggrandizement is not embedded]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@redbeardguy/apotheosis-the-case-against-happiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@redbeardguy/apotheosis-the-case-against-happiness</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 14:59:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9ZuzdkmQi911JaatJ2Q1qvLEeLR1eeiRSRXZcnf33YJ7CcPrnyhSE1NNgVpo1KpaFGjbC2c6P9itpc8CiBdr3T64bxa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whoopsy!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey. Can I come in? It's been a while. Where am I? What is this place? Why there are ads on a crypto site? What are you doing gang? I hope no one died in my absence. Although, I guess statistically speaking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@redbeardguy/whoopsy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@redbeardguy/whoopsy</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 18:18:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT'S A ME, MARIO!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long story short, I've been busy. Lots of writing. And other stuff that doesn't involve words unless I remove my hand. Anytotheways... The worst thing about my line of work is that writing can't be a hobby.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/it-s-a-me-mario</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/it-s-a-me-mario</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WQki2596PcGookcaaDpSRL22sefeVBtzZgqxomkbmtM3Ku6my689jsHcumeSK6bCtQ6JRvYc6T2MSkEdhJmk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's OK To Be Angry (Pt 1) - Framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's the thing... I have a love-hate relationship with everything living or inanimate. For someone who experiences random waves of all-encompassing love, I sure do wanna destroy everything around me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/it-s-ok-to-be-angry-pt-1-framework</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/it-s-ok-to-be-angry-pt-1-framework</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:42:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovWuEMSs7ey2HAdwtx3Hyk4M4MGgP1tccf5d9xFG7ppQPRDsmVPsm5TWdqxThaiCNaLDLw94ZHpRrz4TxJLyhpzdc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join The Gym Half-Wit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you noticed that by the time people hit 30, they look like a bag of shit? Of course you have! How can you not notice the beer belly, the silent exasperation, and the pathetic low energy? Bad news?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fit/@redbeardguy/join-the-gym-half-wit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fit/@redbeardguy/join-the-gym-half-wit</guid><category><![CDATA[fit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:56:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9k2Cxpcq8Ad1MX3bJS5gAxGBcWNH8cr8uLtHDR5qFr9NuqkFpZMPdUvRXvHduggQTfEHmoxMNEULMH5d3oNizcGYLKotZCJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rationalizations]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's quite common. The practice of excusing negative traits by self-aggrandizing and projecting. It's an annoying cognitive trait that reveals insecurities. But what can you do? Rationalization marks people.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/rationalizations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/rationalizations</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 18:17:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn2byX4pbZTSru35sFWjnTbVj2XcxQ6zpLHLRqPcs4sDtztuyaU7r8Rbtmoa9EZEQySMXTTKS4ZyJ628h1Eky7yTngPV4KpinBSQYprZiyAn1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello Freak Bitches - Shill me your follows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yo. What's up? What's the gist? I think I start every post with an excuse as to why I was away and how I plan to get back on track. Truth is, I've come to terms with the fact I'll write on Steemit whenever]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/hello-freak-bitches-shill-me-your-follows</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/hello-freak-bitches-shill-me-your-follows</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWY6rDpxyG96RUDV9TAfFE3LcHbHeJHMLqViHXoDwPsuZzL9LzmyPh9rJMwecjUewsZm9p9bGQqWg1ae46jUP1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join my Cult]]></title><description><![CDATA[We knew it was coming, right? Ego-maniac, with borderline APSD, and handsome like a motherfucker. It's almost impossible to NOT want to create a Cult. Robes, sexual deviancy, blind faith... ooofff I'm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/join-my-cult</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/join-my-cult</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:39:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WNxZ7DV6wjkLUGQsEymFFtYwi4wKQp1rxjTiQoLHbHMoFd6St9VkvMbbYvHQL75Fk5EwZSKZb8YSLE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Get Clients For Your Freelancing Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[OK, if you haven't read my previous post: You should be ashamed of yourself You should check it out and come back. Now, for the people who read it, did you apply any of the stuff I told you? Why not? You've]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@redbeardguy/how-to-get-clients-for-your-freelancing-business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@redbeardguy/how-to-get-clients-for-your-freelancing-business</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2019 18:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9kdwYFzCoWVcAckz2qoi7BkF3Bp74aLxR5RyjhW3p2jK8mrDYq5auHjyZpwXuxZJtMoo43kL5FKNhUWfkoX9nCTGZ58XuTL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the bear market has affected you and you need money, then read this...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some tough love. If you rely solely on the market (either crypto or the stock market) then you deserve to get BUTTFUCKED. OK, you don't really deserve it... You are good people after-all. You're just a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/makemoney/@redbeardguy/if-the-bear-market-has-affected-you-and-you-need-money-then-read-this</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/makemoney/@redbeardguy/if-the-bear-market-has-affected-you-and-you-need-money-then-read-this</guid><category><![CDATA[makemoney]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2019 19:15:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81QeYgcGaBKz4gN8YMM9duX4ug3XPwkGqPDvwTHDLNJRCc4pcQp8KnU1xRps2Dw9APJSt4HjDmniSuVw49x3Ptu4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flash Story: Trapped In A Quantum Gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trapped In A Quntum Gap by Thatredbeardguy He woke up. "There we go again," he thought. He reached for his phone. 3:30 am. The last couple of weeks he'd wake up in the middle of the night like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@redbeardguy/flash-story-trapped-in-a-quantum-gap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@redbeardguy/flash-story-trapped-in-a-quantum-gap</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2019 19:38:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81RASG9HsMfucVKFzZbRsLa6MhRB57Vhn9pL4E5d43DJRvzydrqbYWFvz8ZSZ48wymQHU4H91XJQFnYzmT6rDivJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did you know that I also write fiction?]]></title><description><![CDATA[But I suck at it... OK, I am not that bad. I can write a cool arc and make you scared or excited or whatever... but something is missing. That "OOMPH" factor. My fiction doesn't have a punch.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@redbeardguy/did-you-know-that-i-also-write-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@redbeardguy/did-you-know-that-i-also-write-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 18:49:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9nvr73XfvBg7skd6ueuY16xu3Bffb6AvNeBYMqbZ3krPuXHE4hFnEgJatPnfGJD1LECf1FFdMu28QCarh4CWmJxxCsH9rWr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Bacon And Beer" Masculinity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard that term? "Bacon and Beer" masculinity. I think I came up with it but who cares? It is the dominant brand of masculinity in the west. You can observe it everywhere. From]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/bacon-and-beer-masculinity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/bacon-and-beer-masculinity</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2019 19:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q91LnCAQMem3nxFMYkGUTAyxBAQ9iKJ43c7CnQu2gEMKX8jsRJGuCoChhFPomRKAoDErFcQXU4MX9p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believe I found a way to escape my Steemit addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[OK, it's not really an addiction. It's more like "I've written over 50k words on a platform and I need to take advantage of it"-thing. So I keep coming back but I don't know what to do with myself.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/i-believe-i-found-a-way-to-escape-my-steemit-addiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/i-believe-i-found-a-way-to-escape-my-steemit-addiction</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 20:04:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don't like you.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was away. Still am. And will continue to be. I am the abusive boyfriend of Steemit. You know that guy... He beats the shit out of you, regrets it, fucks you, cuddles you and then does it all over again.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@redbeardguy/i-don-t-like-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@redbeardguy/i-don-t-like-you</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:57:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6Hg9kNJY3YuZi2kKdSovBjoJyzQ8fuLDyx1YiLFjkntMM7v4P33HMm634Yv9TME25cRb2J9TvsvNaSfbo6tLmDBgVKNCH4xqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basic Bitch vs Alt Freak]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are your two choices. The Basic Bitch is boring as fuck and wants to take pictures of her rubber face and watch mindnumbing series on Netflix. She will go out with her stupid friends that are dumber]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/basic-bitch-vs-alt-freak</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/basic-bitch-vs-alt-freak</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:04:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9mq8KEuwt3jGWu2nbKxbWmBeEbRWNTLUiSrrGp4bZC3f3Cpxza79V4ZUvjEvDchvRAcR4tJdvFtxzqY4tYf2565Spm8ZyFk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey... I keep twisting my lasagna.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been rough let me tell you. I've been spinning around myself for the past 2-3 months, doing all sorts of naughty things. I don't know what it is man. October is not my month. It's the ONE time of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/do/@redbeardguy/hey-i-keep-twisting-my-lasagna</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/do/@redbeardguy/hey-i-keep-twisting-my-lasagna</guid><category><![CDATA[do]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9wXgzhzga8ybrW39XA79RayXcyWD3re874Fg8KcVEBWWLrLAktbQwS9e31PnM6abMEKZfvUqSG2NfFdTE9hHusJZf2ru4S2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How fucked up are you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Generally speaking, 80% of our thoughts, actions, traits, habits are the same. Our personality is defined by the other 20%. And this is where things get interesting. I have this theory this 20% is the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/how-fucked-up-are-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@redbeardguy/how-fucked-up-are-you</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 18:04:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6JWHFGr3Csk14rkxWpRqUkFESMyQvvwecHF8ZqupWrJEc8fixvgdRfjTMhGyKD2gVgpBkPLBv2Q3vH5iRfiAGbT1uPxHHcE6z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there anybody out there?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it echoey in here or what?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@redbeardguy/is-there-anybody-out-there</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@redbeardguy/is-there-anybody-out-there</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[redbeardguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:49:09 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>