<?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>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:24:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@revisesociology/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[On the Energy Crunch...]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of people these days feel just stuck in a cost of living crises, increasing energy costs aren't helping that. And it's difficult to see how the government can carry on helping in the face of global]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/uk/@revisesociology/on-the-energy-crunch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/uk/@revisesociology/on-the-energy-crunch</guid><category><![CDATA[uk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:49:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyVsDqgxxmVGfzueWZDrhA3LeCZw3HqZ4QoJvjoE4ZSNpaJLQsKwkAY6JKVuyjVSHebAApQPyyhYnKucX6JPMyWWYEkJC2kJ3bt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekly ish Running Update...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've just realised I've missed out one random inteerval session I did about 10 days ago, but the last three runs as follows: Hereford easyish 6K I wasn't in the mood for really slow running so I opted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/running/@revisesociology/weekly-ish-running-update-tekzgl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/running/@revisesociology/weekly-ish-running-update-tekzgl</guid><category><![CDATA[running]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:26:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyWGWf4JEYi51TWaLH25cd9EGkywrtPAV83X9cqnxckcF8Spvpuut6riUovLQoEjQzL2wCNQwToVmrxNLbPUaeN4FFRUzsrhxni?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ahh The Snooker and May Bank Holiday!]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I did something proper self-indulgent this last week, well suited a bloke in his 50s - I watched somne damned Snooker, live from The Crucible, in Sheffield... It's a funny old game is Snooker - and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@revisesociology/ahh-the-snooker-and-may-bank-holiday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@revisesociology/ahh-the-snooker-and-may-bank-holiday</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZL1T12ro3TSQ7R6a6YUW4TGNYZYnm2BAfrYqUKpZTfLywyTLAt4RpKtFU6AiwxJX2k7YiSsZbmB8MFcjDgeDSDUVXJ6xGv4hRABZsFCXcdZjXSEJxfWnNob4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Labour cutting Foreign Aid... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour's developed a real reputation for flip-flopping on policy lately, and this is surely to its detriment.... Take the latest foreign aid issue. The latests policy decision is to dropping aid from 0.5%]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/aid/@revisesociology/on-labour-cutting-foreign-aid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/aid/@revisesociology/on-labour-cutting-foreign-aid</guid><category><![CDATA[aid]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 20:01:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyW4PRwb6MKZyMA49V2dCgqZwFCrZGyatMSF2iGwCoTfBM4bxhb3QkaD6QcHjp1yx3ajLaWqc9tmui6wAUvViHZQTWi6XWMM8JJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fun with Hummus... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We maybe tend to think of Inflation measures, such as the CPI, as cold, technical instruments, but far from it, deciding which products get into the basket shows how culture has shifted over the years.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dips/@revisesociology/fun-with-hummus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dips/@revisesociology/fun-with-hummus</guid><category><![CDATA[dips]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 19:52:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyW3gcU5XWme3n9QeAppFovqzy8FoQcHSkZnTdRUTPmLNwwcTtyymRQTjDFS6gLceL7HuU33hMuKZTtcpbXpjQcrXh7xmvVTWXQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the ageing populaiton and demographic shifts... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The term 'ageing population' doesn't immediately conjure up positive thoughts.... Certainly I tend to think of this as a challenge going forwards because relatively fewer young people are going to have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/uk/@revisesociology/on-the-ageing-populaiton-and-demographic-shifts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/uk/@revisesociology/on-the-ageing-populaiton-and-demographic-shifts</guid><category><![CDATA[uk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 20:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyVttNAnmBTJ1QRw7WS3Z4RPg5yT8NmyTrDG14RoGpNuhdJNftUGEjqT5vQr4wcbmZYiTEE5qUpLSv4CxsUo5JPc7W8s8r7Sc4e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scalextric: Nostalgia, Play, and the Fight for Relevance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scalextric, a once cutting edge British Brand, now belongs to an American owner, and this is just the latest in a trend of classic British companies now fighting to remain relevant in a rapidly changing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dave/@revisesociology/scalextric-nostalgia-play-and-the-fight-for-relevance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dave/@revisesociology/scalextric-nostalgia-play-and-the-fight-for-relevance</guid><category><![CDATA[dave]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyWgRBX3du1YjmESaSdPfcAPUCfwtBPVS3kEV6hJRFZsEDeBimvcU7L8GkYXFDjZFdyV4E1VmwxYanGp9pMBbwQXtHYnvejDqnN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy May Day HPUD...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy HPUD everyone, I am powering up 1500 HP in honour of the event, and have been steadily buying Hive and Powering Up 100 or so here and there most days throughout April. Powering up through 220K feels]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hpud/@revisesociology/happy-may-day-hpud</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hpud/@revisesociology/happy-may-day-hpud</guid><category><![CDATA[hpud]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:14:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyVrWbwLXDfjAGc6wT1febrYTe2oAEKsuuLG4AyrXFUbP6j3kzxrvwKpfrypegunR6anR4BkPCaqAgv3yoCNBviyMaqdz8GXxZk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands Slumlord Update ]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I've been steadily stacking the DEC and PP in the Tract and the few extra plots I've got... ATM I'm set up for mainly Stone and Iron... 1.19M BASE PP... 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Just a nice easy 6.20 minute paced run, note the low heart rate, I think this is something of a break through!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/runningproject/@revisesociology/weekly-ish-running-updateprogress-with-that-aerobic-base</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/runningproject/@revisesociology/weekly-ish-running-updateprogress-with-that-aerobic-base</guid><category><![CDATA[runningproject]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:50:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyWG7SRJBhks2HGB3bNAemrHGhhui4uykt2LW7xNqoVwqS7WAuDwRabqebRwD6LU91UaYgKF7J8uyUA9MjYA5MmDfrjqTYbSerr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working 6 days a week (oops)...]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I've been doing a lot of paid work recently.... 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When things are just going smoothly, politics can be a grind, boring, but come]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crisis/@revisesociology/why-politicians-secretly-love-a-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crisis/@revisesociology/why-politicians-secretly-love-a-crisis</guid><category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyWUNVDZRajZykqAMjFCQey2ejX4gXTToRFfDwfxuFbjqB8FaXcNHTkmY16uWKbom36FjXFVRkED7wJxYonH29DTt8DFVtqYy8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the government's big economic plans....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves rolled out her big economic plans at a pretty rough time. 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But things are different now.... Cheap flights and package holidays have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/uk/@revisesociology/the-slow-decline-of-the-british-seaside</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/uk/@revisesociology/the-slow-decline-of-the-british-seaside</guid><category><![CDATA[uk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:33:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyWUNXWNDhG1i4HhEVkVd4vHYKoQZRzbk8V9A28LxK71nyarsBQYqCzqCndM26E5rTQ5SXvKLShv6H9uALPcgRWaSMZoSGeSCP8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The “AI Jobs Apocalypse”: Is the White-Collar Worker Doomed?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a lot of concern around ATM that AI could wipe out a lot of white collar jobs, making people disposable as the machines take over - anyone working in any kind of advisory service immediately springs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/work/@revisesociology/the-ai-jobs-apocalypse-is-the-white-collar-worker-doomed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/work/@revisesociology/the-ai-jobs-apocalypse-is-the-white-collar-worker-doomed</guid><category><![CDATA[work]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:04:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyWS3TsHhXdmDqPjsUNZyy9xBczY4agRQS1yFFwKYSBec5A6acQu5tLuqzfAvxyrgvB7bqsYBftSnKb2ZRtLnrdv72rqkew6d6n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is economic stability possible in today's geo-political climate...? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chasing “stability” by sticking to strict fiscal rules feels extremely out of touch with today’s unpredictable world. 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