<?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, 08 Apr 2026 01:10:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@toddoto/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How Facial Recognition, Social Credit Score Systems, and Tech Titans are Destroying Privacy and Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[China has the world's largest population of approximately 1.4 Billion people. The Government of China continues to invest, subsidize, and gain ownership over technologies like facial recognition and social]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@toddoto/how-facial-recognition-social-credit-score-systems-and-tech-titans-are-destroying-privacy-and-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@toddoto/how-facial-recognition-social-credit-score-systems-and-tech-titans-are-destroying-privacy-and-freedom</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 19:01:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52Dkr5nBe4NUo3sfi5htHDNqHAt5m7CMFUuFjE5uvKDQoV9vVngUNTC2uCyT5QSHP2FaEjaxd8S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Lies in Zuckerberg’s Truths, Theatrical Public Hearings, & Tech Monopolies are Shaping our Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people are familiar with the story of Zuckerberg's creation of Facebook in his college dorm at the Ivy League Harvard University. By 22, he was a millionaire. And by 23, he was the youngest self-made]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/facebook/@toddoto/how-the-lies-in-zuckerberg-s-truths-theatrical-public-hearings-and-tech-monopolies-are-shaping-our-future</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/facebook/@toddoto/how-the-lies-in-zuckerberg-s-truths-theatrical-public-hearings-and-tech-monopolies-are-shaping-our-future</guid><category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:53:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ6UyZv9adSzkAYMNLyzz7v3NPYsEaGkJ6Z4H5EekKwL84pSGWn2eCzMosYUiXGYeP9pLup13Qz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology is Rewiring our Brains to Forego our Egos and Tap into our Collective Consciousness]]></title><description><![CDATA[With technology as our catalyst, we are being catapulted into the future. We hear terms like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data on a consistent basis. Whether you are a proponent or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/consciousness/@toddoto/technology-is-rewiring-our-brains-to-forego-our-egos-and-tap-into-our-collective-consciousness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/consciousness/@toddoto/technology-is-rewiring-our-brains-to-forego-our-egos-and-tap-into-our-collective-consciousness</guid><category><![CDATA[consciousness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:34:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU4b7LijZnEr1q1tz4A3qQzgiK6PLCT5Zv7Ac7sbSAucF9okokRacpex1HRvo4pcneVFb9DqYZJ5aktEvHRWRyaHxxYnyC9waywNn7uC8mTgYmB1sKPbsSRMauj8sNe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memes, like Genes, are Powerful Copy Machines used to Propagate Ideas in the Information Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is a Meme? Did you know that you spend much of your life copying and transmitting entities called memes? We are Ego-Centric and memes feed off of our Egos. We are biological machines and our selves,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@toddoto/memes-like-genes-are-powerful-copy-machines-used-to-propagate-ideas-in-the-information-age</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@toddoto/memes-like-genes-are-powerful-copy-machines-used-to-propagate-ideas-in-the-information-age</guid><category><![CDATA[meme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 01:57:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZiuJNpSStLwVqooVhpvE7c7YrKRgpHYN4iqLPTQWDGho5WHeQGEgYgU1XSgFgJART3B1JJYBsc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Government is Currently Voting to Repeat the 2008 Financial Crisis by Deregulating the Dodd-Frank Act that Protects Consumers Like You & Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier today, the Senate held its first floor vote on the Bank Lobbyist Act – their bill to roll back the Dodd Frank act. 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There's a New Kid on the Block & it will Revolutionize the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only reason money has value is because we believe it has value. The U.S. currency was once backed by Gold, and now it is backed by the Federal Reserve. Congress created the Federal Reserve to monitor,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@toddoto/blockchain-watch-our-wall-street-there-s-a-new-kid-on-the-block-and-it-will-revolutionize-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@toddoto/blockchain-watch-our-wall-street-there-s-a-new-kid-on-the-block-and-it-will-revolutionize-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 23:39:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W71zzwkiHXDpVhM4vzs5cwJZuT5RfTn8WS1tXrF8kFUtC7h7AWtAy6vu7m7etRJqmkRmbYG1EbwyYNBGK6LNj1QM1cTep4chg7vK8LPHNWd24Mm7d1Zki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you Ready for Lab Grown Meat? By the End of 2018, Lab Grown Meat will be on the Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where's the Meat? We love our meat in America. On average, we consume about 26 Billion pounds of beef a year. And it is projected that by the end of 2018, Americans will consume an average of over 200]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@toddoto/are-you-ready-for-lab-grown-meat-by-the-end-of-2018-lab-grown-meat-will-be-on-the-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@toddoto/are-you-ready-for-lab-grown-meat-by-the-end-of-2018-lab-grown-meat-will-be-on-the-market</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 17:08:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1AQtJT25mxVgj4KiV6igf4xgaCyaECRcYedf626ScwDoQykg41Vii4aUqfuAcXMjL1Nb1evMc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just do it! Don't let the Media get you Down - 6 Positive World Trends to Make you Happy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the daily doomsday news headlines that we are bombarded with, the overall quality of human life is great. It is statistically proven we are more healthy, educated, prosperous, safe, and happy.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@toddoto/just-do-it-6-positive-world-trends-to-make-you-happy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@toddoto/just-do-it-6-positive-world-trends-to-make-you-happy</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 21:31:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYcVtarrwcxmZmL2ktSvs9xF4YjxvLKQ1s8mNHS7AVHsRsGMh4oZMBTccoKv3Kge3H5dErpgVjC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Ways to Tame Your Ego]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take the Mask Off Egos are tricky and can be difficult to manage. Our ego is what the mind thinks we are. It is an image of ourselves which grows out of our life experiences — our body, sex, race, religion,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@toddoto/6-ways-to-tame-your-ego</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@toddoto/6-ways-to-tame-your-ego</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:50:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYv8HLp1CecbBaQCGbzXsPraadhvVTCdE7twL9PhXDqeobvZMQKLMATtQeV3xHEdaP15j5aXkCW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our True Religion: Capitalism... As our Attention Spans Shrink, the Attention Economy Thrives on Your Distraction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Real Religion of the U.S. - Capitalism From increasingly younger ages, we are programmed to consume. More, more, more... faster, faster, faster! Money is our god. We are obsessed with ourselves and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@toddoto/our-true-religion-capitalism-as-our-attention-spans-shrink-the-attention-economy-thrives-on-your-distraction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@toddoto/our-true-religion-capitalism-as-our-attention-spans-shrink-the-attention-economy-thrives-on-your-distraction</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 03:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZUjgW4vqHfwVcmconXjxJuPo1VzdLbqAXSt1rUKdkfEPCWDNTxmnLsRBdm5fuXQzTGwwy7UbkUb51pkY54a1LVCjHkrtubvE29EgoFVr6h2E1uBywfwR3vy8zqEw6UaQUHK5ArZxRzB1xLkQ1KQTE424Lv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meditation has been used by people with varying religions all over the world for thousands of years. 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How Many More Kids Have to be Gunned Down Before we Actually Address Gun Reform and Take Action?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talk about a violent Valentine’s Day.. can you imagine what those families are feeling and going through right now? As they mourn their son or daughter as they went off to school like any other day of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/culture/@toddoto/18-school-shootings-in-2018-how-many-more-kids-have-to-be-gunned-down-before-we-actually-address-gun-reform-and-take-action</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/culture/@toddoto/18-school-shootings-in-2018-how-many-more-kids-have-to-be-gunned-down-before-we-actually-address-gun-reform-and-take-action</guid><category><![CDATA[culture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 17:03:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa3X7QQdyCJiQWrNdYKaHJ5keVjB4FomqjwBeSgPummUgAHmjXEcMKdDHMY7bMF2MNueArUSera?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has Anyone Read the Language Crystal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I discovered this book online and am curious if anyone has read it or knows anything about it? It's a banned book, confusing, and hard to come across, but peaked my interest. Thanks in advance!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reading/@toddoto/has-anyone-read-the-language-crystal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reading/@toddoto/has-anyone-read-the-language-crystal</guid><category><![CDATA[reading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 01:44:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5Ssgk35eG5XPV3tPSRdrDbwZEFjXhR4PHSpfBeVEHpP7uAeuQ6oZ5UaDBG1CSUh25MN2Uz8UBTRJAvpJkjF4Prm1NpuqG7ykzg8TYEuSFNn2LU6zqmLcvi2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEWS: Mass Casualty Shooting in South Florida - 20 Students Shot]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is absolutely horrifying. Nothing like going to school on Valentine's Day and worrying about getting shot. Local media are now reporting that the shooter is in custody. How many people have to die]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@toddoto/news-mass-casualty-shooting-in-south-florida-20-students-shot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@toddoto/news-mass-casualty-shooting-in-south-florida-20-students-shot</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZyrAYKBSZ74iyFwYCJMqxDyTJfPdKRgX517pBhEocKkg8hD6EdyAc7yUTvejS4Syz1WkK5ak7Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Your Work Life Will Look Like in the Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[As new technology catapults us into the future, the nature of work continues to change. The days of big pensions and long tenure are over, as the sharing economy and advancing technologies like Artificial]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/work/@toddoto/what-your-work-life-will-look-like-in-the-future</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/work/@toddoto/what-your-work-life-will-look-like-in-the-future</guid><category><![CDATA[work]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 02:37:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYqNmqTzUajsDEZy9T5hygL99AjWufccDK1WMZJuitQ5ZZ3gB5KCh6qt5hhXQz2wRe1FXbPHNfx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unthawing the Age of Space Exploration: SpaceX, Blue Origin.. Interstellar Visitors?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regardless of the doomsday news, politics, and markets we need to appreciate the progress we are making in space exploration. Finally, we are thawing out the decades-old freeze on space exploration. I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/space/@toddoto/unthawing-the-age-of-space-exploration-spacex-blue-origin-interstellar-visitors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/space/@toddoto/unthawing-the-age-of-space-exploration-spacex-blue-origin-interstellar-visitors</guid><category><![CDATA[space]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 17:30:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbc8y6GkXZAeKfh4dMgkMs6Cv6uN7o3QY4qoSABXVo6EGYdToFcvLCVWfDytNNDd34Xy6FAfgjBvkWwnAZpNdDvPgXSM7bQruwNnLCe37ZJfFWW4vZFJmL8QxNgEZGXKbKiTin?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time Does Not Exist: Solve All Your Problems Through Presence - You Already Have Everything You Need]]></title><description><![CDATA[We Already Have Everything We Need in the Present Moment If everything comes from within, then we are already complete. How do you know you already have everything you need? You always have had everything]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@toddoto/time-does-not-exist-solve-all-your-problems-through-presence-you-already-have-everything-you-need</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@toddoto/time-does-not-exist-solve-all-your-problems-through-presence-you-already-have-everything-you-need</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 21:36:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYXhBVbwxXXAMXp9EZVz9Rc52fPxaPMxGSAfStW6tw2J7J2EsWzF9RrKddgjTzu5eoA1rdUhzMk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[3 Reasons] Why Facebook is Toxic: Don’t Continue to be Their Product - Convert Friends & Family to Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you joined Steemit, you became a member of a community. A community based in trust, where the actual content creators are compensated. In many ways, Steemit and Facebook are similar. They both give]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@toddoto/3-reasons-why-facebook-is-toxic-don-t-continue-to-be-their-product-convert-friends-and-family-to-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@toddoto/3-reasons-why-facebook-is-toxic-don-t-continue-to-be-their-product-convert-friends-and-family-to-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 21:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjS9oCvytK2g89ya2HmtDWgnEaPtiRk5Fzh6pUdz5pVhUwcqErNweeAaX6u5ZKRAGmFzekVzTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey Amazon, We Need to Talk: From Selling Books Online to Disrupting Billion Dollar Industries in a Little Over 20 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember when you first heard the term Amazon? Books online? That’s an innovative and cool concept. Now, forget the books. The Amazon Marketplace has turned into a monolithic hub for well… Everything!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/business/@toddoto/hey-amazon-we-need-to-talk-from-selling-books-online-to-disrupting-billion-dollar-industries-in-a-little-over-20-years</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/business/@toddoto/hey-amazon-we-need-to-talk-from-selling-books-online-to-disrupting-billion-dollar-industries-in-a-little-over-20-years</guid><category><![CDATA[business]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[toddoto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 02:08:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZykdxYYgDaVSqcHHH3pSVGv9BWAfad49GVaG3wrojE45x4gYxym2i2rZQfHdjMS7KK4FKgF3FPih4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ride Sharing Companies are Trying to Make Personal, Self-Driving Cars Illegal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A subtle, yet powerful little piece of legislation is trying to make its way through the Transportation Departments in major U.S. Cities. 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