<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:36:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/articles/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto greetings after some time of rebalancing myself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello plebs and how are you? Not that I am not one of the plebs, but had this greeting in mind for a while and I feel good for laying it down in writing. Much less action on the Hive blockchain since crypto]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@behiver/crypto-greetings-after-some-time-of-rebalancing-myself-hdw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@behiver/crypto-greetings-after-some-time-of-rebalancing-myself-hdw</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[behiver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:12:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNGRtsTTJVPGP1ZdAb7nmRVBekiaJrw9bFLix9qSd7GKUmKu6JL7AbP4hn1J6R8zqRwbzee2vmgi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Respectable Hivers?  Has Wikimedia Commons Also Been Giving You Problems?]]></title><description><![CDATA[First, it was Pixabay kicking me in the butt, and now it's Wikimedia Commons that's giving me a headache. Where does this all end? Well, I had some idea of what I needed to do in this event, but let me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@epicenterdefacto/my-respectable-hivers-has-wikimedia-commons-also-been-giving-you-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@epicenterdefacto/my-respectable-hivers-has-wikimedia-commons-also-been-giving-you-problems</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[epicenterdefacto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQiAhs6Mo4rqfwTNYKJP2j74AwupBEgRAMgtk6Xio9kA6Wc9kqVQb9E5P2TtTKrZqFYjnAwRnpuXh1aguRPuhzoLz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Respectable Hivers?  Has Pixabay Been Giving You Problems?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So it happened! You tried to right-click on a picture on Pixabay that you wanted to use in one of your articles here on this writing platform to copy its image link address and all you ultimately got was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@epicenterdefacto/my-respectable-hivers-has-pixabay-been-giving-you-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@epicenterdefacto/my-respectable-hivers-has-pixabay-been-giving-you-problems</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[epicenterdefacto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXB6DfixgRs18hVdqwooFTPVzUC54j2BtdmZYVgd4wLqbawmRxdfAf91yEFsy2ciDrwYLy8htfKrz5CGj5pXLZQbueswF4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[50% of All New Online Content is AI Generated and Growing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following ChatGPT's launch in November 2022, the amount of artificial intelligence (AI) generated content online has exploded, and is now reaching up to 50% of all newly created content online! This figure]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-128780/@mes/50-of-all-new-online-content-is-ai-generated-and-growing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-128780/@mes/50-of-all-new-online-content-is-ai-generated-and-growing</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-128780]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:46:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3E3A5LrCpeXCj7zpE6HRNLjpmk1F3fE1D2xNMzun5CWAZczD3Rxc8h1HGv3VvMgLspUQ5NAG917QQGe972D6haqHBoCkRGrkqZMXtbDiTzqZRNWG98nQminSj?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our articles will stay alive even after we are gone if it is on a  Blockchain ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been blogging for almost 20 years now. I started writing when I was in school and I wrote more right after the college. I usually don't bother about the quality but I keep writing considering the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@bala41288/our-articles-will-stay-alive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@bala41288/our-articles-will-stay-alive</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bala41288]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:18:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zq3HjEqzaSdkViB4Epi5miVWbpFY2VTE3mZM1jpu4F8WveYwScyZKxmJ2qUobFkNj3pBihxrXybZP6FdQZkGvr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Few Rules That Most Writers End Up Breaking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Different sources will tell you the dos and the don'ts of being a writer of online articles. However, there are some rules that you simply cannot comply with one hundred percent. I compare the quality]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@epicenterdefacto/the-few-rules-that-most-writers-end-up-breaking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@epicenterdefacto/the-few-rules-that-most-writers-end-up-breaking</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[epicenterdefacto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 02:51:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqyc52akN9rUxQfC5ruGgFCQMvjrGK1xA8EMDTSfdBf8CJrWf1p77EsJHpP6Y4tJLeXkbrf8qUyEmnPxQt6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[the zero lower bound remains a medium term risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is an interesting article that I discovered. Authors: Sophia Cho, Thomas Mertens, John C. Williams "Financial market derivatives provide real-time forward-looking measures of the perceived risk]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cent/@darkflame/the-zero-lower-bound-remains-a-medium-term-risk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cent/@darkflame/the-zero-lower-bound-remains-a-medium-term-risk</guid><category><![CDATA[cent]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darkflame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 01:50:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Eq1oVScUbiP2BtWmsoGF3ZmqjDUQhwZAtnjKPpkha7xHgagqoiAQQwQcXS87epxaNneE7DGxTLDpSL8pbMYtuQgp2zA6RCmaZ5cJGDZvKkpFpS8CN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conclusion: Part-2 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is our current global situation and it is an enormous problem. Girls running loose, having recreational sex, breeding, destroying families, populating prisons with problem offspring, and nobody has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@vscampbell/conclusion-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@vscampbell/conclusion-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vscampbell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:34:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11w1EPJ3dHy7FxmkVNL8A6g42WboxBemHa3kUEPmPzLvnru74oKQMbC2KZzzuFAQSDwbPk8EHWVrXcz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanism, Democracy, and the Rise of Feminism (Part-2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[That system, with individuals holding the most power, did not suit the desires of those who wanted control over the populations for the purpose of harvesting their productivity. They wanted a hierarchy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@vscampbell/humanism-democracy-and-the-rise-5f44049386b0b</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@vscampbell/humanism-democracy-and-the-rise-5f44049386b0b</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vscampbell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:58:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf13c3HVxgBbqc5uojoKQTUNWfgsZgjwFjPtba7zhQe6en833TUuS7AZPb82hNFetsEcpsS3PbUmCwtg6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you want each book to stand on its own, or are you trying to build a body of work with connections between each book?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everybody, In this article that I am gonna share with you is about, Do you want each book to stand on its own, or are you trying to build a body of work with connections between each book? Let's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@vscampbell/do-you-want-each-book-6fe2b3c6e4275</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@vscampbell/do-you-want-each-book-6fe2b3c6e4275</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vscampbell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:41:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11MKVouLiLDzLR6wBEut7tCSVMuAg4Ff5ezqkZj8e3RhdDCWVFyQsnEGgzWfuigRKWQbfZoAwqH1snn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Operation: Austin, Chapter Two – Gary and Paige Drive East Along the Columbia River]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Which drink do you want?” she asked. “Doesn’t matter to me, you pick.” She kept the Mango Tango, took a drink, opened the Superfood for him, and put it in one of the holders. As she picked at the sandwich,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ocd/@vscampbell/operation-austin-chapter-two-gary-7c576fe0c8219</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ocd/@vscampbell/operation-austin-chapter-two-gary-7c576fe0c8219</guid><category><![CDATA[ocd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vscampbell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 15:35:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11UXFfHptqSEBjPXG3L2QLzjaV3vnhahAvR4GThiv5KHKWkm6Hr6RD94wGLQnVfdwHAUwxPHsbMiuHG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Operation: Austin, Chapter Two – Gary and Paige Drive East Along the Columbia River]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Which drink do you want?” she asked. “Doesn’t matter to me, you pick.” She kept the Mango Tango, took a drink, opened the Superfood for him, and put it in one of the holders. As she picked at the sandwich,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@vscampbell/operation-austin-chapter-two-gary-b5a1f56429c26</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@vscampbell/operation-austin-chapter-two-gary-b5a1f56429c26</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vscampbell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 14:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11UXFfHptqSEBjPXG3L2QLzjaV3vnhahAvR4GThiv5KHKWkm6Hr6RD94wGLQnVfdwHAUwxPHsbMiuHG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Spot for News, Articles & Community Stuff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Hey Hive fam, I created this second account to post articles, news-style content, and pieces written in a different tone. I’m still active on my main account, where I join community challenges and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@kur8/a-spot-for-news-articles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@kur8/a-spot-for-news-articles</guid><category><![CDATA[introduction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kur8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKqob9SdSFQGT6ny3UdZDNUtCFxJCwK1bxS4a8o58V3RkMyfz94FG67y93XvFzz9NBPpofN7rU6kwXsTdg3pL7EyQCkTSgTuYkrUX5qWjfSGvTFkNWGNvF7URbU2hyNbY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lose You To Love Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[”Lose You To Love Me”, melancholic title, isn't it? And right at that. This song came across my music feed two to three years back. Then, I was going through a friendship breakup and I needed to hear some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-192806/@terjix/lose-you-to-love-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-192806/@terjix/lose-you-to-love-me</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-192806]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terjix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:08:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFVvkXVUAoCnJ1v1VgroFt8gEbR89p4ojzav58D5QncPuArkTFPEoR9BcEcYgsH9iJegP1PnPL3T9nRdPwLGtUFAEoQHm52JwNsKU2j2b3rSwrfCTGEoM9inuM48fMAFcUW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive / PeakD as a "passive" / hobby income source]]></title><description><![CDATA[One crucial aspect of Hive/PeakD that many people may not fully consider is that, while you can spend a great deal of time creating high-quality content and writing in-depth articles that provide value,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@raikuhen/hive-peakd-as-a-passive-hobby-income-source</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@raikuhen/hive-peakd-as-a-passive-hobby-income-source</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raikuhen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 19:25:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennC6BKbTdoS7pe7aJmSKtbUWLeAXkaoba8RWEwbKoyeMEunF19dPpJhuuHqyFo7kpP9mUVuEHoAQHru6UrXWzZL9FikNwo4D6Vszr4Qie4Fet4uYaa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How easy it is to get stuck]]></title><description><![CDATA[About two weeks ago, I started writing articles again—but this time with a different mindset. Instead of striving to produce high-quality content (a goal that once led me to burnout and ultimately quitting),]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/work/@raikuhen/how-easy-it-is-to-get-stuck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/work/@raikuhen/how-easy-it-is-to-get-stuck</guid><category><![CDATA[work]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[raikuhen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:39:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennC6BKbTdoS7pe7aJn1padEvhAvTurGQewABAT7jfYRkUvXGMi5MywHtiCpYvEvf3tJiZAi9mbvgDKP5qv9PQjp9UtH2573BfRFKMJ9F8m3xv2Soci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive blockchain - Lots of articles with catchy titles, but almost nothing inside]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've encountered lately several traps on the Hive blockchain and InLeo when it comes to articles which should be the long form content on these platforms. In such cases while some articles have attractive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@behiver/hive-blockchain-lots-of-articles-with-catchy-titles-but-almost-nothing-inside-emj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@behiver/hive-blockchain-lots-of-articles-with-catchy-titles-but-almost-nothing-inside-emj</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[behiver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:59:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqR6hdyXkT3n2jYdap5BxpoxYVkZ8fXTbCQAybgykAGUM1ujoTq52PYYg7JRk7rdKz3Lg6MEYXGxGws5i2yCQ95uVtUqV4XVCKqoWSsPrLNSXkyC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuck Waiting for Greatness]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been a long time since I wrote and posted anything—that’s what I always say when I finally get around to writing and posting, whether here or on other websites. 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