<?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, 19 May 2026 07:11:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/connection/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Mirage of Connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have never been more connected, yet we are completely alone. The screens promise community, but they deliver isolation. We trade intimacy for attention. We judge people by their avatars. It is a hollow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/connection/@ideology-glitch/the-mirage-of-connection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/connection/@ideology-glitch/the-mirage-of-connection</guid><category><![CDATA[connection]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ideology-glitch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:08:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[When sex gets in the way of love]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't want to tell the whole story and the characters implied in it, but there's this understanding that's finally sinking in my mind. I've always kind of understood this, but I wasn't really able to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104194/@fenngen/when-sex-gets-in-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104194/@fenngen/when-sex-gets-in-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104194]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fenngen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:22:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmfNeiiucnvUdRbr7v7yDH7xS63whs35oRCo7PahcSEiVw/1777728105153.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queue or Connection: The Harsh Reality of Getting Things Done Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does connection have to be everything in the era we are moving in? I dont think i really have an answer to this because this is getting to much and i could not imagine i will also be very close to being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@mayorkeys/queue-or-connection-the-harsh-reality-of-getting-things-done-today-e5k</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@mayorkeys/queue-or-connection-the-harsh-reality-of-getting-things-done-today-e5k</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mayorkeys]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4PG8uDbxmwSZq1ajwFUNKS73RMEAqEvUXqmtJyVqVpgR4g4cc7hunVAmkzkcTGyghXU54vtPRYNp5tMkTcAzjSBxr3moP3SBcQtHnAg6GA8we6eiLW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: March 19 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Work this morning after @stryeyz left for her weekend then got my first ride in on my new bike. 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