<?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, 09 Apr 2026 14:01:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@westcott/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[One of many parallel trajectories - from simple axioms to full accounting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stefan Molyneux once said "empirical evidence always trumps reason". That stuck with me. During the 7 or 8 years I was a Rothbardian/Randian, my main focus was ethics, and what that boiled down]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/epistemology/@westcott/one-of-many-parallel-trajectories-from-simple-axioms-to-full-accounting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/epistemology/@westcott/one-of-many-parallel-trajectories-from-simple-axioms-to-full-accounting</guid><category><![CDATA[epistemology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[westcott]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:26:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPA5DZU1FSDqvkZQpvXQkd8Sv45nL9THnCDNfYwt2dRo5mpwZxZN4Ba1npdya5VsHvc9uh1pQHt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fall of classical liberal ideology in the sceptic community, and the persistent rise of identitarian realists]]></title><description><![CDATA[The identitarian massacre of the YouTube "sceptic community" continues to take major scalps. This time Sargon's. This was another major piece of YT history, following the fall of Kraut and Tea]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/youtube/@westcott/the-fall-of-ideological-classical-liberalism-in-the-sceptic-community-and-the-rise-of-right-wing-identity-politics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/youtube/@westcott/the-fall-of-ideological-classical-liberalism-in-the-sceptic-community-and-the-rise-of-right-wing-identity-politics</guid><category><![CDATA[youtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[westcott]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 18:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKae8Zaj594qUJafNyNSBw9svATPAkZ7vt1GHAkKABGyUKRnVnLWPLFGoW54bPMonKY5eRxviyCSgyRMz6YQXYUJg78HnrRduY2ceU2wEUAs4Vn9J1goH6Sx6skm3niWiJd3Hi39dN7oPj37L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemit. I'm here to discuss history, philosophy, science, economics, law, politics, culture, art and more. Here is my brief but honest introduction post. While I don't mind labels, I am constantly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@westcott/tradition-is-not-the-worship-of-ashes-but-the-preservation-of-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@westcott/tradition-is-not-the-worship-of-ashes-but-the-preservation-of-fire</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[westcott]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 00:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKae8Zaj594qUJafNyNSBw9svATPAkZ7iXKdbToM9kP97tQyKgFeCTHMJ8WovBca4QTAKPN5uQc9QU4MSVB123cq9JYLwwwJAvBCZBskBpHAZTbUSTeeQ7xagoHH4s3XYPuaMeyfhXfW1mJea?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>