<?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, 22 Apr 2026 01:28:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@yesterdaytheworl/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Antinatalist Moment at the Hairdresser - Being Screamed at by a Customer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have just been to a hairdresser to get a hair cut, and while there I experienced what I call an "antinatalist moment," which is when I see something that makes me grateful that I am a financially]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/antinatalism/@yesterdaytheworl/antinatalist-moment-at-the-hairdresser-being-screamed-at-by-a-customer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/antinatalism/@yesterdaytheworl/antinatalist-moment-at-the-hairdresser-being-screamed-at-by-a-customer</guid><category><![CDATA[antinatalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 07:06:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indecision - What to Do When Life Seems Meaningless]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do you do when life seems meaningless?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/podcast/@yesterdaytheworl/indecision-what-to-do-when-life-seems-meaningless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/podcast/@yesterdaytheworl/indecision-what-to-do-when-life-seems-meaningless</guid><category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 03:23:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts about Promotions and Focusing on What You Can Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to be promoted at work. Who doesn't? My manager already told me that he believes I deserve to be a promotion, so he will advocate for it. My getting a promotion is in the hands of people more senior]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@yesterdaytheworl/could-government-just-destroy-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@yesterdaytheworl/could-government-just-destroy-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 02:22:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Government Just Destroy Bitcoin?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those who attack bitcoin make the common argument that governments and banks want power and control, and if bitcoin becomes popular, government will simply destroy bitcoin. In the podcast below, I make]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@yesterdaytheworl/2b4dmnst</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@yesterdaytheworl/2b4dmnst</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 02:16:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litecoin's Fees Now Higher Than Ethereum's]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second half of 2017 saw a huge rise in cryptocurrency market cap with the market cap of all cryptocurrencies growing from about US$16 billion at the start to 2017 to about US$600 billion at the end]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@yesterdaytheworl/litecoin-s-fees-now-higher-than-ethereum-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@yesterdaytheworl/litecoin-s-fees-now-higher-than-ethereum-s</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 14:28:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqjwxfz8GNQQU7Rv6mDu9Mbhf9eZ577SYo1S1CRJ5XXYhaZ2wpjML2qdrwYdrb5bArrWab1tupH6SSroiAGe7VRBVuvv2jKnK849AXU5H4eVR7rGByFMr1ma1ZCCQrtrfFoaTdt7Q5fjTC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Much Should You Put Into Crypto?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my opinion, investing in cryptocurrencies is very important because it is clear that crypto will take over the world. 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To be honest, when it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrencies/@yesterdaytheworl/continue-to-invest-in-cryptos-during-the-crypto-bear-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrencies/@yesterdaytheworl/continue-to-invest-in-cryptos-during-the-crypto-bear-market</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrencies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 02:55:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSkTCw8YrJ14HBsEeaieUdHWSJbNmr8UMBqjbBMu6X21s1d1fKi46bU2TsSLU4C5uMnTRhvmjbHtbWrxZY5JadGMYfwcGtdtVgWzr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veganism, vegetarianism, and flexitarianism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vegans seek to minimize the pain and suffering inflicted on other beings.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vegan/@yesterdaytheworl/vegans-are-not-perfect</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vegan/@yesterdaytheworl/vegans-are-not-perfect</guid><category><![CDATA[vegan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2017 02:22:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Problem with Dividends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Passive income is often considered a very important aspect of personal freedom and autonomy. An easy way to generate passive income is through dividend investing. However, while living off dividends is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/podcast/@yesterdaytheworl/the-problem-with-dividends-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/podcast/@yesterdaytheworl/the-problem-with-dividends-podcast</guid><category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:06:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Bitcoin is the Trade of a Lifetime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blockchain in general presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience explosive wealth generation within an asset class that is set to not only disrupt the banking but also the legal sector. Although]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@yesterdaytheworl/why-bitcoin-is-the-trade-of-a-lifetime-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@yesterdaytheworl/why-bitcoin-is-the-trade-of-a-lifetime-podcast</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2017 13:35:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The End of Slavery - Why I Live Off Dividends]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the reasons why I don’t like being around people most of the time is because they tend to say things that trigger me. Maybe I am too sensitive. Most of the time people just say whatever is on their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@yesterdaytheworl/the-end-of-slavery-why-i-live-off-dividends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@yesterdaytheworl/the-end-of-slavery-why-i-live-off-dividends</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2017 02:15:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9zf9a4EuSee2yiDfKRLhDNAZagKbCztZn3tRRzDvppzpN7yNje9BRga3m8y1WrfCZPe7134RJcZPPDkdFYT74QFTiGj2TUz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Problem with Bitcoin: High Transaction Fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although I did not get into bitcoin early enough to make massive profits, I do hold some bitcoin in paper wallets. One of the biggest problem with bitcoin, in my opinion, is the transaction fees. Making]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@yesterdaytheworl/the-problem-with-bitcoin-high-transaction-fees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@yesterdaytheworl/the-problem-with-bitcoin-high-transaction-fees</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 12:28:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsicVk3c4hQzZLQr2owbamGTrD3vCox8vQhpq16YEtVGkZsf6eFQwrfo2C9oQPkhrxEJYVNMzCDpftcxfCQmN5RQzSdHFR3WcLwwfv8qJ6fXcfZNEqHLXG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arguments for Same-Sex Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[There will soon be a postal vote in Australia over whether gays and lesbians can get marriage, so the issue of same-sex marriage has been in the news lately. I am not at all gay nor do I aspire to marry,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@yesterdaytheworl/arguments-for-same-sex-marriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@yesterdaytheworl/arguments-for-same-sex-marriage</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 01:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYmG9jc4aL6Pujjve9GCkFXTDD3GxabegmypFG4aeLXh7qPoKinYokyCPr1VRAm1ZsDTUsvxbjt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cult of Commitment]]></title><description><![CDATA[We live in a society that glorifies commitment. The label "commitment phobe" is a put-down. However, what is a commitment? Based on a nearby dictionary, it is "an engagement or obligation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@yesterdaytheworl/the-cult-of-commitment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@yesterdaytheworl/the-cult-of-commitment</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 09:22:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNGWCqUvQ1ppbHv2LRye8X1KYdQ8BCm7WsGvyTGFFT3527mTTkiccnRiGS7xW3JBhwRkdTug54?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Think About the Best Place to Retire. Think Instead About the Best Way to Retire.]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my main passions in life is investing. I am passionate about investing because I value freedom. The average person does not have freedom because they live paycheck to paycheck, and they are drowning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minimalism/@yesterdaytheworl/don-t-think-about-the-best-place-to-retire-think-instead-about-the-best-way-to-retire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minimalism/@yesterdaytheworl/don-t-think-about-the-best-place-to-retire-think-instead-about-the-best-way-to-retire</guid><category><![CDATA[minimalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yesterdaytheworl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 01:28:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZk1ztBTJnvq9ogBC8Fd2RWHE6oAeKGymU4kZfzWzeStnMNax6BHrJhZKiUiWshctXxnweLbgrr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New to Steemit + Walk in the Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am new to Steemit. I first heard of it when watching videos on YouTube by Jeff Berwick (@jeffberwick). 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