<?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, 14 May 2026 00:34:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@stevethomas/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Disruptive Thinking Is Changing The Old World Order...]]></title><description><![CDATA[We live in a world of disruptive thinking, where the old norms are being replaced by new ideas that are rewriting the rule books. Anyone who has used a Uber taxi or booked a stay through AirBnB will have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@stevethomas/disruptive-thinking-is-changing-the-old-world-order</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@stevethomas/disruptive-thinking-is-changing-the-old-world-order</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevethomas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:13:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsSvDqYeABF1GqkXYm2VenBeumob3uQwqd1BahokAzk1tmP93aGu8djzheXASoKqmmpGtLhx5fuVavd1nP5Xkkeyzk3xnnkYSeMXG1JPNQYG1uyxK7qLaFTKAxrNhZfbiLe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thucydides's Trap and the Global Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[War between the US and China is almost certain Harvard University’s Graham Allison believes. His book - Destined for War: can America and China escape Thucydides's Trap? - draws comparisons between what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gold/@stevethomas/thucydides-s-trap-and-the-global-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gold/@stevethomas/thucydides-s-trap-and-the-global-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[gold]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevethomas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy26A7q5ovTrnGECfJUoGKoY5JA3cEuMdygfLTpfCjhmVwiKbj984fDfoRyLhiFndn7UfksjT3BtTuiAaZJ2uWb84P83wunF1CERCjEJ5L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graduates Worried About Job Prospects in The UK]]></title><description><![CDATA["Graduates hit by jobs gloom" is a headline that caught my attention the other day. 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