<?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, 15 May 2026 17:09:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@sonofsparta/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Shinji Ikari and Depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently watched “Neon Genesis Evangelion” on Netflix, in 2019. I am a 23 year old American male suffering from depression who has considered suicide recently. I’ve had bouts of Hikikomori, the act of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@sonofsparta/neon-genesis-evangelion-shinji-ikari-and-depression</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@sonofsparta/neon-genesis-evangelion-shinji-ikari-and-depression</guid><category><![CDATA[anime]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 06:24:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass Shootings: The opposite side of the coin, and what is the answer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if Kendrick Castillo was encouraged as a child to carry a handgun every day of his life? What if he was competent with that handgun, and he could shoot a human-sized target at 15 yards? How would]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@sonofsparta/mass-shootings-the-opposite-side-of-the-coin-and-what-is-the-answer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@sonofsparta/mass-shootings-the-opposite-side-of-the-coin-and-what-is-the-answer</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 06:57:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How long?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My last post was titled, "A Drowning", which is a track made by How to Destroy Angels, a group made by Trent Reznor and his wife, whom he has three children with. If you decide to listen to the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@sonofsparta/how-long</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@sonofsparta/how-long</guid><category><![CDATA[depression]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2019 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePZQDg1Hbq3WYyJGvMi3SMssN7HTVJz3x6A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Drowning]]></title><description><![CDATA[My daily life is a lot like me, staring back at myself in the bathroom mirror at 12:10 AM, on an April twenty second evening, in the year of twenty nineteen. I look at my drunk self, angry and disappointed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@sonofsparta/a-drowning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/depression/@sonofsparta/a-drowning</guid><category><![CDATA[depression]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 06:21:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are seeing the fall of America in real time]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would be an understatement to say that I like Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. His Year-Zero album is the musical equivalent to 1984, and I found him right before the darkest period of my life. His]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@sonofsparta/you-are-seeing-the-fall-of-america-in-real-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@sonofsparta/you-are-seeing-the-fall-of-america-in-real-time</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2018 10:52:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Amazing Nihilist VS Kermit the Frog]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think I need to dial back the seriousness of the following argument The Amazing Atheist has with Jordan Peterson, because it’s blatantly obvious there is not even a possibility of honest dialogue anywhere]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/youtube/@sonofsparta/the-amazing-nihilist-vs-kermit-the-frog</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/youtube/@sonofsparta/the-amazing-nihilist-vs-kermit-the-frog</guid><category><![CDATA[youtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:31:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e9szYgtTPeMeMHV4HmxgRjraV5kM4MuX44W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[N/A]]></title><description><![CDATA[N/A]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/youtube/@sonofsparta/boogie2988-and-his-impact-on-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/youtube/@sonofsparta/boogie2988-and-his-impact-on-me</guid><category><![CDATA[youtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:49:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baking Gay Cakes and Painting Neo-Nazis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kyle Kulinski made a response to Dave Rubin’s stance on whether or not a baker should be able to say no to making a cake for a gay wedding. Normally Kyle is more reasonable but in his response he completely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@sonofsparta/baking-gay-cakes-and-painting-neo-nazis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@sonofsparta/baking-gay-cakes-and-painting-neo-nazis</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:07:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eGHku6ZXQRo7NbJNgefDTt9yNrL8Wi16sUS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Response: Geoff Ramsey on the Battlefield V controversy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Achievement Hunter group generally just talk about video games, movies, the travel they deal with, and the content they produce. But on Off Topic #133 they decided to talk about guns, religion, controversy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@sonofsparta/response-geoff-ramsey-on-the-battlefield-v-controversy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@sonofsparta/response-geoff-ramsey-on-the-battlefield-v-controversy</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 10:51:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e5XC7JE8vVypbKaBTEJYnCFNtPhim9akpxE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religion, Atheism, and Evolution with Jordan Peterson, Matt Dillahunty and Sam Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[I got this epiphany at the 59 minute mark roughly, as an atheist I try to dissect and understand the ideas that particularly Peterson is presenting, because that’s what this whole event and debate really]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@sonofsparta/religion-atheism-and-evolution-with-jordan-peterson-matt-dillahunty-and-sam-harris</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@sonofsparta/religion-atheism-and-evolution-with-jordan-peterson-matt-dillahunty-and-sam-harris</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2018 14:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4Jzm8Gr6FheWYvjMxSpEUPQJrU9BbS3cXG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re: Depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[I posted my very sad thoughts on Steemit and Reddit, and I was honestly surprised by the amount of people that replied to me on Reddit with their own thoughtful messages. At this moment it was only seven]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@sonofsparta/re-depression</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@sonofsparta/re-depression</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 07:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8fuDCwURZCkzDp9CTFveDyg2fBCk3hgR58?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Depression]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have 113 subscribers on Youtube, 163 on Steemit, 55 on Twitter, and 1,831 on my Spotify playlist “Danger Zone”. I have maybe five friends on the internet, and maybe one in real life, but can I count]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@sonofsparta/depression</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@sonofsparta/depression</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 10:33:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Borders; Why not?!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Freiman opens up his argument for open borders within the United States of America with this; the economic benefits are huge, we could ‘potentially double’ our GDP, the productivity gains could be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@sonofsparta/open-borders-why-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@sonofsparta/open-borders-why-not</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 12:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eNmjb29Q3MwDWDiHEd84steE1Yd4MnMv2cn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The American War Machine]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can’t just respond to weirdos in swamps and atheists that love bananas up their ass, so let’s respond to some serious shit today. The first time I watched the entirety of this video, I found myself]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@sonofsparta/the-american-war-machine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@sonofsparta/the-american-war-machine</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 09:23:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eJMZbeLcAoWZVNa4AfkAqx8pdCURqAHKgx6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Response to Plague of Gripes' "Darth Maul [Art Gripe]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, Plague of Gripes talks about the new Star Wars movie, and starts with bitching about the people who are bitching that the new movie is shit. And he also goes on to say that their complaints are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sci-fi/@sonofsparta/response-to-plague-of-gripes-darth-maul-art-gripe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sci-fi/@sonofsparta/response-to-plague-of-gripes-darth-maul-art-gripe</guid><category><![CDATA[sci-fi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 08:58:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eN2sjgVKCaBTm63fbUNWw57e56v4FFjPCY6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TJ Kirk VS Jordan Peterson: Round 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Okay. I read it. Peterson's book leaves no room for error in his simplistic conception of order and chaos. An occasional bit of subtlety on the issue from him doesn't erase his over all assessment.” -]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@sonofsparta/tj-kirk-vs-jordan-peterson-round-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@sonofsparta/tj-kirk-vs-jordan-peterson-round-2</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 05:54:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Rebuttal of a Rebuttal - TJ Kirk VS Jordan Peterson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unfortunately I think TJ’s disagreements with Peterson are just a misunderstanding of Peterson's assertions. It feels a bit like TJ had obsessed himself with the subtitle of Jordan’s “12 rules for life;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@sonofsparta/a-rebuttal-of-a-rebuttal-tj-kirk-vs-jordan-peterson</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@sonofsparta/a-rebuttal-of-a-rebuttal-tj-kirk-vs-jordan-peterson</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 20:18:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dw1TYD9Uxa9fm8n2ydrY8g7pbMcWmgM98Jr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Video Games Keep You Playing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why else would you buy them? ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/video/@sonofsparta/8w1r5khn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/video/@sonofsparta/8w1r5khn</guid><category><![CDATA[video]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 20:43:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM7HTw5tAmkgMyN1zRpu28JMiKqAdkSQwZgDSvhNubi1hWHJgubKR3GgVLpVA3?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Video Games Keep You Playing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why else would you buy them? ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/video/@sonofsparta/owi9asxc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/video/@sonofsparta/owi9asxc</guid><category><![CDATA[video]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sonofsparta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:54:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM7HTw5tAmkgMyN1zRpu28JMiKqAdkSQwZgDSvhNubi1hWHJgubKR3GgVLpVA3?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>