<?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>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:21:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/atlasshrugged/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ayn Rand understood that sacrificing the individual for the collective always leads to tyranny.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #freedom#politics #philosophy #liberty #AynRand #atlasshrugged #individual #libertarian #ancap #voluntaryism #voluntaryist #objectivism #objectivist #meme #education]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@thepholosopher/ayn-rand-understood-that-sacrificing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@thepholosopher/ayn-rand-understood-that-sacrificing</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:57:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLRsDFv3mBC6XahWxoQqfHhFkNECtokpZPKjqVT5whKYcYzJ5JPgrLMTArbnnHGk8oPrBcHv1771EDvmJzyNmfydu4A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The smallest minority on earth is the individual.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to become a more philosophical thinker for liberty and stand out from the crowd, pick up Philosophical Voluntaryism. It will equip you with the fundamental reasoning tools needed to maximize]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-smallest-minority-on-earth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-smallest-minority-on-earth</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLRsDFv3mBC6XahWxoQqfGfasFuXkcE4JTywbz7W4UePThyYcWHbiBaU5UbRdAxAk2r5pRz8xFEAYYAa9KkwF4ttnoY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saxon's Survival Hour #198:  A PHILOSOPHY FOR SURVIVALISTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's excerpt begins on page 139 of The Survivor Volume 1. by Kurt Saxon You need a specific set of attitudes to keep you on course toward any goal. You must feel right about what you're doing. Otherwise,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142770/@antisocialist/saxons-survival-hour-198-a-philosophy-for-survivalists</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142770/@antisocialist/saxons-survival-hour-198-a-philosophy-for-survivalists</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142770]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[antisocialist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgtaKVAwJr7YtYKU8N9uxLZ8cb3ALvDAYDCwf7B1zY2NTyWxDA9o5hFBhTvwTfaoUED6V2dwhE6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you hate the prosperity that industry brings, you hate human flourishing.]]></title><description><![CDATA[P.S. If you want to get a sense of my principles and values in a succinct book, check out The Definitive Guide to Libertarian Voluntaryism over at: (affiliate) #libertarian #aynrand #atlasshrugged #endthefed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/aynrand/@thepholosopher/if-you-hate-the-prosperity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/aynrand/@thepholosopher/if-you-hate-the-prosperity</guid><category><![CDATA[aynrand]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:45:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptr38pL3pkC8r8MgXyVmJy577RYTCNY9MbnP8ioSZT3UjehbHynkqhu2Q5CzxDgXAE1cH3gDv3d8HbHkEvBBiaoigzPEnN2oPaYdpfTuAj7dqi4hT8q6wQcEmQ6YLjK46uuWrD7J5izPDyoKJxWKCBX5Kn4ySMPQi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ayn Rand Art Deco]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mention the likes of Murray Rothbard, Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek in mixed company and you’ll probably only evoke blank stares. But mention Ayn Rand – especially around academic types – and you’re]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/aynrand/@libertasbella/ayn-rand-art-deco</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/aynrand/@libertasbella/ayn-rand-art-deco</guid><category><![CDATA[aynrand]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertasbella]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 16:27:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrH346pMck1QE8vvqiwM17WMvcbzuNcVkrsYTRAN698yyDZD8NYHZXBqRseuRRmzA9kr4ZKVVZ4C6Hzi5xcmvj91ZyDXDWQkQGa4tPM3caBRYjczXYps39b4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When individual rights are not respected in the name collectivism, then liberty and prosperity are lost.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: P.S. If you want to get a sense of my principles and values in a succinct book, check out The Definitive Guide to Libertarian Voluntaryism over at: (affiliate) #aynrand #rand]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/when-individual-rights-are-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/when-individual-rights-are-not</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:14:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YMzVLdPdgysaSmkB2s8acb5vGDFdYqtotRQq35Lh3rcaFmjonBgJjrcBCKvkaTbbdqXfmKk1CsiC7AJkzdGH4C9tc897txdramC3mkyYtLw6jyQghKvMVWxK34PiN2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ayn Rand Carnation Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mention the likes of Murray Rothbard, Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek in mixed company and you’ll probably only evoke blank stares. But mention Ayn Rand – especially around academic types – and you’re]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/aynrand/@libertasbella/ayn-rand-carnation-collection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/aynrand/@libertasbella/ayn-rand-carnation-collection</guid><category><![CDATA[aynrand]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[libertasbella]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:58:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1HdYsB7fJjuW6meDRuV7r8fXfxUUanJB7NeyPXh5bZMwVgDHUJi29LS56Wii4GxciVcRozfiwcVreHCwED5mMVemyt8AHzkRwxyTSxyS1QRCTXk6S4sToduQhuUG4b8k47o4RrKTWfqFaDxz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuesday Thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following is the speech Francisco D’anconia gives to Hank Reardon in Atlas Shrugged about the correlation of sex and value. #sex #TuesdayThought #aynRand “Do you remember what I said about money and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/value4value/@relaxedmale/tuesday-thought-r5766f</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/value4value/@relaxedmale/tuesday-thought-r5766f</guid><category><![CDATA[value4value]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[relaxedmale]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:03:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBL2SuvUYeYZFJzB5mSr1Z6Pu3339DyfHnoHjHAeay5w3LM629dmBTXWNvYS4weXtbg1CGtGTDkRobbyR3epPTEDVYLLu25is7dVdddNVTWhEVZXxiaUE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Francisco D'anconia money speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francisco d'Anconia’s Speech on Money from Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (1957) "So you think that money is the root of all evil?" said Francisco d'Anconia. "Have you ever asked what is the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atlasshrugged/@relaxedmale/francisco-danconia-money-speech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atlasshrugged/@relaxedmale/francisco-danconia-money-speech</guid><category><![CDATA[atlasshrugged]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[relaxedmale]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQLayPNb2agiHLAPMW3B5PmE9KJwdoej8j2wuypSEabZXVcxAgTEHh5kBr9cKFLQP1zfKJ8AijvMcVYL6QPkRWwSjNYkTaw5y6UG4SJbkTE8eHDhtyMMBuQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The smallest minority is the individual.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If individual rights are sacrificed for the supposed, "Greater good," then there are no such thing as "rights," but rather, a mob rule descending viscously upon the minority. Get your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/the-smallest-minority-is-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/the-smallest-minority-is-the</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2021 14:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLRsDFv3mBC6XahWxoQqfHhEQoNkrDxLDSeX3q2HrB8wnJpxFjfc6xLCcKHwGc2pHsZyPbgKnzM8mgmxvdvRXtTG8h4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doug Casey's Take [ep.#103] Proof that we’re living in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged]]></title><description><![CDATA[#atlasshrugged #aynrand #dougcasey Connect with us on Telegram: Doug Casey Phyles: Opportunities to Meet Up in Real Life: Email list: Mentioned in this episode: Tesla ordered to delete Tweets, rehire fired]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atlasshrugged/@tdvtest/doug-caseys-take-ep103-proof-that-were-living-in-ayn-rands-atlas-shrugged-7aay9e0rzeb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atlasshrugged/@tdvtest/doug-caseys-take-ep103-proof-that-were-living-in-ayn-rands-atlas-shrugged-7aay9e0rzeb</guid><category><![CDATA[atlasshrugged]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tdvtest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 16:02:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4uukrKbRM6NRqAphbugAkT7zELdwDowvA1LTS4LBUWUnYrRxtTJfDk1V8KTxx4EqzBZFANyQjacvsoYEcfNpjWEXPtMeR5ycEWyeKsm2wE19LKChatWa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never forget that the smallest minority is the individual. #individualist #libertarian #libertarians #aynrand #atlasshugged]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is why individual property rights must be respected so that people at large are not violated by mafia goons: public or private. Get your own "Individual" tee here:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@thepholosopher/never-forget-that-the-smallest-minority-is-the-individual-individualist-libertarian-libertarians-aynrand-atlasshugged</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@thepholosopher/never-forget-that-the-smallest-minority-is-the-individual-individualist-libertarian-libertarians-aynrand-atlasshugged</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 15:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZWBXFXnbnQ1FtoZhRqrTWozhqoqWHpGmpmnL2LHDzezArGn4Bx2NtqNDZkS5tvCkqUiEgGwJ24cPxz96BXEwZ9SxzgFDrNjdNm6HXQ4n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are in Atlas Shrugged times, and, Atlas is indeed shrugging -Walkies with Abby]]></title><description><![CDATA[1984 and other dystopian books such as Atlas shrugged were supposed to be warnings, NOT manuals. We are now literally in the times written about by Ayn Rand, and, sadly, many of her predictions have come]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@ccwradio/l93ym9e4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@ccwradio/l93ym9e4</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ccwradio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 22:43:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8t7hHPEHwo8qQ3BYZvXL2kZc12oPwVC59cvgnpFuNLHaNKPDQtwRQpBJSA7s?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Fuck #Islam]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fuck/@lifedaytoday/53sqep-fuck-islam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fuck/@lifedaytoday/53sqep-fuck-islam</guid><category><![CDATA[fuck]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifedaytoday]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 17:39:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUYoFYtCPrfUchER6ihYi34N6pxK6dEDrYSWVRMP2jkyRj3UV26fsa2XLkscVmBSFgi9h1BTg9Wqr3XNvdVkbCNJNHbSU2yZQMMhMEB6j4U63DK2PhBtRQ2CAtpd7FzQKHR6H7urXDsbqCnUGkfXbSX9Vt3TtZzcWyWW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlas Shrugged, Cryptocurrency & Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been an admirer of the book Atlas Shrugged for some time, the world Ayn Rand created spoke to me as it expressed a view of the individual as the hero and that Government interference in our lives]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@dragonwolftech/atlas-shrugged-cryptocurrency-and-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@dragonwolftech/atlas-shrugged-cryptocurrency-and-freedom</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dragonwolftech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 19:29:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing the Ayn Rand Steem Bot/Extension to identify potentially socialistic & non rational self interested arguments, evasion and logical fallacies.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is my Mockup of the Ayn Rand Bot / Chrome Extension which I plan to base on the Steemplus chrome extensions AND @inertia 's @freakazoid bot which @catfacts is based on. The chrome extension part will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/aynrand/@ackza/-mockup-introducing-my-the-ayn--2018-6-3-4-32-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/aynrand/@ackza/-mockup-introducing-my-the-ayn--2018-6-3-4-32-12</guid><category><![CDATA[aynrand]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:32:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMMe7x1WHU1AUsTxJ3Qrr9pjeL4MUUsD1b1shurjrF7uttkzqEqg1rRJzsk3jUsbtNGhc345BKs2NmJZ1XqSYxiB5xSBpSLCkv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dan Larimer makes it VERY clear that he understands the importance of Self Interest and the ideas of Objectivism and Ayn Rand & ideas in Atlas Shrugged. Dan is building a real life Gal'ts Gulch but it will be the first Online Nation, no borders to invade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Come join @mughat 's discord and come learn about the fundamental ideas that will make us thrive and succeed. @dan Larimer creator of Bitshares, Steem and now EOS, actually createe a reading List which]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/eos/@ackza/dan-larimer-makes-it-very-clear-2018-6-5-16-5-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/eos/@ackza/dan-larimer-makes-it-very-clear-2018-6-5-16-5-7</guid><category><![CDATA[eos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 23:05:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKWrzsu3tCiFQAYhGyf7aax1aJnC3zH2wFdX1h9bBxTr8BJVmwx6u5Jgfg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little light bedtime reading...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brushing up for an upcoming collaboration! Yes! Stay tuned! Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bookworm/@crowbarmama/a-little-light-bedtime-reading--2018-07-06-09-14-29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bookworm/@crowbarmama/a-little-light-bedtime-reading--2018-07-06-09-14-29</guid><category><![CDATA[bookworm]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[crowbarmama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 09:14:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKXjyh6gAtZQd7NP46io8N9fuRLpePzwa8kNZ8WPyHUQYsKSKVbhCj7VEN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ayn Rands Anthem: Freiheit hochkonzentriert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wer eine Einführung in das freiheitliche Denken haben möchte, kann sich natürlich gerne die wissenschaftlichen Werke von Mises, Rothbard, Hoppe und Co. durchlesen. Aber Sachliteratur ist nicht jedermanns]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deutsch/@freiergeist/ayn-rands-anthem-freiheit-hochkonzentriert</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deutsch/@freiergeist/ayn-rands-anthem-freiheit-hochkonzentriert</guid><category><![CDATA[deutsch]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[freiergeist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 13:56:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45duNevKETHKNBUnZhufzHYtHLTj5JMLSBEYE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsociety Fort Galt au Chili Utilise Bitcoin pour Construire du neuf]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interview Cryptocurrencies fonction dans une myriade de façons, à partir de magasins de valeur pour les médiums de l'échange, intégré à des systèmes de paiement, les véhicules pour smart contrats. Un cas]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/frenchnews/@steemfashionshop/microsocietyfortgaltauchiliutilisebitcoinpourconstruireduneuf-pb1tdwhcih</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/frenchnews/@steemfashionshop/microsocietyfortgaltauchiliutilisebitcoinpourconstruireduneuf-pb1tdwhcih</guid><category><![CDATA[frenchnews]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steemfashionshop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 06:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/QVdSJhgNm7s4n4Kd1rXdHGM5mkEuGVEZQ2s8puHrsDJZoXUsjqaXkFEUS1B8qjDK5Bosh1EFm7NqUvpVLaPmXdpNsyXcimpu2npK67hrAkQxky1GJh1Z8zqdwiYokWCN6bwPD8yiicgTPdG3Gq83krNAymdAscTBmAf1LBeCFSE1MaxFieZeJDc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>