<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:18:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@simonsmith/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How might a basic income cryptocurrency affect governments, states, and citizenship?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve followed basic income closely, as I believe it’s a viable and desirable option for dealing with automation—and also, for generally improving the human condition. I’ve read many recent developments]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/basicincome/@simonsmith/how-might-a-basic-income-cryptocurrency-affect-governments-states-and-citizenship</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/basicincome/@simonsmith/how-might-a-basic-income-cryptocurrency-affect-governments-states-and-citizenship</guid><category><![CDATA[basicincome]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[simonsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:47:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnDvyzLLmxu4tPArA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the next recession may unfold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having experienced the dot-com boom and bust, and the housing crisis, you would think people who lived through them would be more sensitive to signs of a looming recession. But it’s a characteristic of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@simonsmith/how-the-next-recession-may-unfold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@simonsmith/how-the-next-recession-may-unfold</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[simonsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 22:58:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn3jLdTRq7hTefr9t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My name is Simon Smith, and here’s why I joined Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly two decades ago, I was fortunate to graduate from journalism school directly into a dot-com startup, after discovering the web in 1996 and teaching myself to code. The growth of the consumer internet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@simonsmith/my-name-is-simon-smith-and-here-s-why-i-joined-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@simonsmith/my-name-is-simon-smith-and-here-s-why-i-joined-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[simonsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>