<?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, 03 Apr 2026 19:31:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thepholosopher/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Capitalism doesn't force you to work. That's the nature of existence.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extreme poverty has plummeted from roughly 80–95% of the global population in 1800 to less than 10% today. If Capitalism were the cause of suffering to survive, then we would expect people to be so much]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/capitalism-doesn-t-force-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/capitalism-doesn-t-force-you</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTr9Z4jhbPhjS9pMWA2mTwBMDbXqk9HGHCYskeQXLCJ2U8UwSqw1kwEcJHKFn6Drws8P515FV6VLfxZ3kUFfiqbdNm5rn3xD4suRsWriKtnewL5PJGECy9VjAd3d4gX9wC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LGBTQ+ for Free Palestine is an Insane Proposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Islamic state propagandists craftily adopted the Marxist class theory rhetoric and pushed out nonsense narratives through media outlets like Al Jazeera and "uncivilized" to make it appear that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/lgbtq-for-free-palestine-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/lgbtq-for-free-palestine-is</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:13:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYWUoo1sAiV6GNzi6xcqDb7DNhUSh2KYByBeqdpPGBoiNTD3QtY5k84BHwPmQDQniBnMNJrFDgFjXELPVn1K4ajcEH4kDD71UZV2Q2NZQoNoh5aW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The government only provides first by taking from YOU.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's not free. And the government cannot account for all people's wants and needs changing every minute of every day. Only people freely associating and trading in the market allows that with price signals.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-government-only-provides-first</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-government-only-provides-first</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:51:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTr9Z4jhbPhjS9pMWA2mTwBMDbXqkFHDw9Z82DXcSsfxjV27VCinBHcXsCsfdx3wfagVkytNibH8Dd4UTaDnAfj9LBZ3Jmfn2pu5nB8DAC5wSMiFPYGjJDQxHT42r6b5kS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is creating new jobs, not just taking them.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The invention of cars put many horse-and-buggy workers out of work. But cars created whole new industries and innovative efficiencies. Same too goes for AI. It's a tool, and with that tool, it enables]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/ai-is-creating-new-jobs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/ai-is-creating-new-jobs</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:06:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAH39jaKNoUwtKLXMK2cgXV9mQ5xL8rwLWY9ckE5Yvudt7vh5TjvRyrWstagtPULaKeGNRpfxaD9x5WDg5vFcC2v9bBokcMQ2BmLQJbapWGhc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The only good liberal is the classical liberal.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only good liberal is the classical liberal: one who embraces individualism, reason, property rights, free speech, and free markets. Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #capitalism]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-only-good-liberal-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-only-good-liberal-is</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:55:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nkkd6q9ByyyPyjqFHrDmz1abrh8iB4hJU3RHLChSMUfGW33zADHfBGVYn9WdDq5GS8CUUqdsjuCdYv4WjKsXGD7C8Jz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forced collectivism is antisocial, which is why I am anti-socialist.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forced collectivism is antisocial, which is why I am anti-socialist. Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #capitalism #capitalist #socialism #socialist #libertarian#freedom #liberty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/forced-collectivism-is-antisocial-which</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/forced-collectivism-is-antisocial-which</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:34:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nkkd6q9ByyyPyjqFHrDmvsiqMxsL3yMa4cdBjjDsc9vYdYrnr8jFPYuJL96nv8FrtnJuZyu9Xmj5sas4FUHG27BZoft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxation: Definitionally theft.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If it's imposed on you by virtue of being born on planet earth, there is no consent to the matter. It's just rulers claiming to own you because they scribbled on paper. Get your own tee here: (affiliate)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/taxation-definitionally-theft</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/taxation-definitionally-theft</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:53:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLRsDFv3mBC6XahWxoQqfGnNYSVa4vBc7FfvbqD78fMmXQhPRLE7SZAc9KsbXKxCcd1t4g3G7kdvtbWZtccT6G4zcfg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who become wealthy by building a business are not exploiters. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[They use their big-picture thinking skills to bring many types of talents together in a creative vision that earns all the people involved incomes - incomes they would not have if not for the employment]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/those-who-become-wealthy-by</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/those-who-become-wealthy-by</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:50:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2xrUpxynFs9SFNnn3DQjxzgSWhXfS4HVby4QijDUQwWyxAQUYyCt2E1NDkysFbSxZzTwwuwav1RMdFssNUCGjMXLe265Kk4psHTAv6k8EJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Price controls create shortages as businesses cannot accommodate fluctuations in supply and demand and the inflation caused by the state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Price controls create shortages as businesses cannot accommodate fluctuations in supply and demand and the inflation caused by the state. If you want cheaper prices, end the regulatory barriers that prevent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/price-controls-create-shortages-as</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/price-controls-create-shortages-as</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:12:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsGLxi44TrGuNZJMEdibAx7pMdWMyjAkhmkLRGEndGd4WX3cx2T4aACAK496u8zAKzH4sgyTq1WxwDQYTNwe2uXsq7moWUYEqUStu614?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CEOs earn more because of the value they provide at scale.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a higher level of wide orchestration, responsibility, and commitment. If people want to earn more, then they need to gain the needed skills, not take from the productive by force. If you want to get]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/ceos-earn-more-because-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/ceos-earn-more-because-of</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:13:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YLfA5ZoEquyiM8S2d9LFsprqCJ9G3Cg895tJdPcfcxSnkvd6c45eG19L52cqkGzSDiJFCRyp8tN7bouJ8n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve Bank prints currency based on US debt, causing inflation and eroding your savings.]]></title><description><![CDATA[That's why we cannot have nice things. Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #capitalism #capitalist #libertarian #taxationistheft #endthefed#banking #infinitebanking #ancap #voluntaryism]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-federal-reserve-bank-prints</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-federal-reserve-bank-prints</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE39wnVYv47EAMFVwAxea8UK7Csd34DjSQDXrJddFnyMzEXzDGnyEXEiwALNpVjWKejfH1RHUg1XUXS4c3P1wV3PwAazR6hxbqPWE2fJfvh5niK8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlike private business, the government gets your money whether you agree with what they do with it or not.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unlike private business, the government gets your money whether you agree with what they do with it or not. It's time for state funding to be voluntary, not forced. Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/unlike-private-business-the-government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/unlike-private-business-the-government</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:02:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE39wnVYv47EAMFVwAxea8UjMWb1H5ibizg2yzrqrnratVsTh3LtRqF9mFSiSvFEdgtsRBHh5g8dQPPjB9ykbrzCnVjkFLYYUSMTWn9T592oeaVc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyrants around the world threaten people's life, liberty, and property rights.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyrants around the world threaten people's life, liberty, and property rights. The counter inoculation is property rights, free speech, and free market capitalism. Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/tyrants-around-the-world-threaten</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/tyrants-around-the-world-threaten</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:27:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMcm9UJXZFc4FvMtk6wyeAa952dvqYQND54Rd8V75ctHePrRXa6DigW2YXfHo29R9pmT3DTxyyg6cuF2senV3N3roLyQnb6G3G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the government prints more currency, they devalue your purchasing power. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When they tax you more, they make it so you have less to spend. When they bail out companies and pick winners and losers with regulations, they take from you to give to others and raise prices by stopping]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/when-the-government-prints-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/when-the-government-prints-more</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Bw8fmw3Y3deXChf9UQSDSsMgDEZRqtCEXky6atfXHS6chhrvjeq5sjZ3jC59dsDb5kyheUJ4q1jmHKDQ66jG39p5t6RkzNr67bkbeW2ioAqhTqomQHqwPCKA32zVc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too many have come to believe that violence only exists because of the US and Israeli governments. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[No, state violence and mass persecution is ancient and not unique to the West. If you want freedom for all, you have to reject cultures that reject free speech, property rights, and the right to self-defense.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/too-many-have-come-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/too-many-have-come-to</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11MfsaW4m9xo6t671iswWZ3mFsay7EtJ5cEgdJHYfxJYrVLD8ZigQKoxAZ2kfBzzJSaYqMqtYdPvdkr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US is a Republic, not a democracy.]]></title><description><![CDATA[And even then, we witness how much politicians lie, cheat, and manipulate for the bit of popularity contest aspect they participate in. Democracy is just mob rule. If you want to get a sense of my principles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-us-is-a-republic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-us-is-a-republic</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:24:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdAD9rYwjD1VARAikGgLpZReGTopGBG517Jagg1oc2oAVJfudQKBX7Zd1pNMJqZrN2KHZFw9sv15h91a5T4uVx6gm2Fnb8V2H65PzM4qke7Mfqo5XUC98dpZpJLQn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landlords are not the problem.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corporate investors and institutional buyers own a small share of single-family homes, less than 9 percent. The Federal government owns about 640 to 650 million acres of land, which constitutes about 28%]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/landlords-are-not-the-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/landlords-are-not-the-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:36:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2xrUpxynFs9SFNnn3DQjyEKP4TKJcchw163GGwzkQHr9FgwpHp4WN2hXUXHqHY5g9Lvkkye33Yiuu1NbaqfXweLNk7XPrLkSkwP1g3HiWJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyrants always use a humanitarian cover to claw their way to power while pillaging and plundering the masses.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #liberty #freedom #libertarian #taxationistheft #endthefed#ancap #voluntaryism #mises #rothbard #javiermilei #milei]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/tyrants-always-use-a-humanitarian</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/tyrants-always-use-a-humanitarian</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:35:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMcm9UJXZFc4FvMtk6wyeAE2X94Sxtpiv969RPqopUjvr9v7BnZSVvw7Tu9KFx1aHhfhPXVSeCT3qZWe7PcUEZ6ec15NzUmeDC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ideas of Karl Marx have cause endless suffering around the world.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communism turns envy to violence. We need more people like Javier Milei, who promote individual property rights, freedom in choice, and capitalist free markets. Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-ideas-of-karl-marx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-ideas-of-karl-marx</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXkzCd9HNSAM9TwKNjpGfnEPSbYjsfse1epTsztcscq4E16GfBAvnZav2bcxPVtb9nB7MrcT8kCRyxqhwqA2L146Y6pjubMx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Javier Milei is reminding the world that capitalism works by freeing the productive to lift people out of poverty.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #politics #philosophy #milei #argentina #capitalism #capitalist #javiermilei #libertarian #endthefed#liberty #freedom #ancap #taxationistheft #endthefed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/javier-milei-is-reminding-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/javier-milei-is-reminding-the</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:19:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMcm9UJXZFc4FvMtk6wyeA64ysuCPYnxvRFexaPQ2KtLh6C9udC4Yq1uHNqZDARWVtrtTNiiX86H1JitqxeNUuKE8SH3kMev7p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>