<?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 14:22:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@wirkman/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[An Altruism Truism]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a friend or sibling advises me how to be safe, I attribute the concern as earnest, perhaps even as “heartfelt.” When my insurance agent advises me in a similar manner, I infer self-interest on his]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/altruism/@wirkman/an-altruism-truism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/altruism/@wirkman/an-altruism-truism</guid><category><![CDATA[altruism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wirkman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 21:47:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdWYheH1cmpBAFH4HcTSMAxkZmBvhtuFwCPPBcAw1mZLRGzrB7uvCHoWADCS4StEcXSJJD2c22xZjbkowU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make the Switch?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shall I make the switch? Or at least a partial migration? I am on Minds, Gab, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube and Facebook as @wirkman. I have a blog and other pages here and there. I just posted two items here,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@wirkman/make-the-switch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@wirkman/make-the-switch</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wirkman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 20:43:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHikTAGJ3C3QvCnQFzd8zcmJEh7CfbauKsBRjE56NiibAWrieYC9LurjtJ2cBRiJM3zxQTffFmPsfrRkL2v4Xx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[While the Clock Ticks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pushing annual federal spending over a trillion bucks into the red? It has consequences. “Our debt is growing, and it’s growing fast” . . . — continued on Paul Jacob’s This Is Common Sense (TiCS) page.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/debt/@wirkman/while-the-clock-ticks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/debt/@wirkman/while-the-clock-ticks</guid><category><![CDATA[debt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wirkman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 20:14:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChRoHT6JfEj8H5e5yfNuZtiZf3G4S4MHMpMoCoj4uFwW1eb5SNyayHYjBmmBfuFxZ5Kx5T8cTgrF9r5F4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flipside Sins]]></title><description><![CDATA[A partisan is a person who puts allegiance to a political faction above principle, prudence, and perception. It is a form of tribalism, but translated to the activist realm. Parties are inevitable in a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/partisanship/@wirkman/flipside-sins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/partisanship/@wirkman/flipside-sins</guid><category><![CDATA[partisanship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wirkman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:53:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNnnjFiqMmyKJEJnC8Dif4RZh8zMtgvazu8yTFkbuGnAPVzZtNFL3ekCobv4xobjbXvjkwf9Ee?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>