<?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 20:39:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/consumerism/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[《工作、消费主义和新穷人》的主要要点，和对现实的意义]]></title><description><![CDATA[《工作、消费主义和新穷人》是本神书，每次翻看都有一些不同的感受。虽然还是难以一口气看完，但提取其主要观点和精髓还是可以做到的。书中的很多观点很值得现代人警醒，有不小的现实的意义。 1. 工作伦理的建构与演变 鲍曼指出，"工作伦理"并非自然存在，而是工业革命时期被人为发明的道德工具。其核心逻辑是： "不工作是罪"：将劳动神圣化，把不工作视为道德缺陷]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105017/@lemooljiang/x9ksac3fe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105017/@lemooljiang/x9ksac3fe</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-105017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemooljiang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:14:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTW1nA32v4xK89776gwb4SjnYCqKbjzmow45vipMu783UFewgTFx45EWXMX9hbVPyY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[KFC scandal in Denmark, Czech Republic, and Italy: moldy chicken, false dates, cruel farms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credits: ghanabusinessnews.com Most of us more or less know that fast food sells garbage to eat, no one expects quality food. But what has been discovered at KFC is truly disgusting, and all in the name]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@davideownzall/kfc-scandal-in-denmark-czech-republic-and-italy-moldy-chicken-false-dates-cruel-farms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@davideownzall/kfc-scandal-in-denmark-czech-republic-and-italy-moldy-chicken-false-dates-cruel-farms</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-146620]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davideownzall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:53:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJXWivchUa8dA1JVkrqxnhJy1huVUnyyk8FKqywbzvoSiZ17vUg31nZFAEzruP18w81sZ8mbArZvocMesD5GKhT1DR1M8xJ3Z2RKX1GE8HSA1cY27m97S4fQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Quality the Cure for Compulsive Consumption?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My YouTube algorithm did me a favor the other day when this video by Rajiv Surendra showed up in my feed. I highly suggest you watch it but, in a nutshell, Rajiv explains the importance of living with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@ericvancewalton/is-quality-the-cure-for-compulsive-consumption</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@ericvancewalton/is-quality-the-cure-for-compulsive-consumption</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericvancewalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:36:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePZPq4DAZAQXmhRCpvYGAjup5pRokCoRy2E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Interconnected Web: How Social Media Recommendation Algorithms Foster Consumerism to Benefit Institutional Shareholders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abstract In an era dominated by digital platforms, social media recommendation algorithms play a pivotal role in shaping user experiences and behaviors. This paper posits that these algorithms are engineered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindcontrol/@x9ed1732b/the-interconnected-web-how-social-media-recommendation-algorithms-foster-consumerism-to-benefit-institutional-shareholders</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindcontrol/@x9ed1732b/the-interconnected-web-how-social-media-recommendation-algorithms-foster-consumerism-to-benefit-institutional-shareholders</guid><category><![CDATA[mindcontrol]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[x9ed1732b]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 12:32:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Usa-e-getta | Ritratti ad uno sconosciuto, 27.9.25]]></title><description><![CDATA[C'è qualcosa di assolutamente catartico, violento e terrificante nello scattare foto erotiche, se così mi concedete la licenza di definire questa serie di scatti che condivido oggi con voi, ad un completo]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@flewsplash/usa-e-getta-or-ritratti-ad-uno-sconosciuto-27925</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@flewsplash/usa-e-getta-or-ritratti-ad-uno-sconosciuto-27925</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flewsplash]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:56:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHSUvtxCc75CuUrRSc1sdEpskWodNZhxdsYscbxKv5Kjcz6xupoyVotZgQqNsvEswQaperScFWxZFq2GEytkGi8smgK7ffUWBzqBwSP2xJW47LoAQizJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relazioni usa-e-getta | Ritratti ad uno sconosciuto, 27.9.25]]></title><description><![CDATA[C'è qualcosa di assolutamente catartico, violento e terrificante nello scattare foto erotiche, se così mi concedete la licenza di definire questa serie di scatti che condivido oggi con voi, ad un completo]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@flewsplash/relazioni-usa-e-getta-ritratti</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@flewsplash/relazioni-usa-e-getta-ritratti</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flewsplash]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:51:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHSUvtxCc75CuUrRSc1sdEpskWodNZhxdsYscbxKv5Kjcz6xupoyVotZgQqNsvEswQaperScFWxZFq2GEytkGi8smgK7ffUWBzqBwSP2xJW47LoAQizJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I create enough, do I get to be a consumer guilt-free?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dear friend sent me this fascinating Substack around consumerism in December (as traditional and predictable a subject around this time as the gifts and excessive decorations it decries). It was clever]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194848/@honeydue/if-i-create-enough-do-i-get-to-be-a-consumer-guilt-free</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194848/@honeydue/if-i-create-enough-do-i-get-to-be-a-consumer-guilt-free</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194848]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeydue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpfdNB13CNFQaot5Mn3r97B8gumUPcRYsJ5TR7GEdsxkFfrkikcVTemNyNcsTaYEWeZRMnVaBKhADYHmR3N2a2LZmHQGvDpiU59hLzrPHm9g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Eulogy: She left too many books unread]]></title><description><![CDATA[This month, we had a death in the family. And death can be a mirror - a mirror in which our convenient self-delusions crumble. 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As the weather changes,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cmplxty/old-reliable</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cmplxty/old-reliable</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cmplxty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:31:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCS9HcoBdSfCpUoeqoAQsGe1Xk2XNWfDJ89UxgeDs8fYKFDyLecTGLFzh29FyJG3UtCNpvQDickYuk2H5bPtKaXb7th96xwFpdisTDvmbu6j87p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planned Obsolescence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi fellow Hiveians, Today I wanted to complain about the damn tech companies slowing us down! Planned Obsolescence It's that time of year again... The new phones are out and being pushed! Quick, Chevrolet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@cmplxty/planned-obsolescence-t3qnlr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@cmplxty/planned-obsolescence-t3qnlr</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cmplxty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqTyaLzqurFd9K3ZkxaVA4CD6ETCjusNXpSfssj6i4qgzQqqPFHzNgZNAFBPAhBgnkcSj1B62mzc3oLcK81oCjqaogzWE3YN1Ahd7HzV5Rhbc4BY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We did not get World Peace, but we got Labubus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can someone explain to me Labubus? I mean, I think I get it, but I do not. Not really. What is this obsession with this hideous doll? Is society falling under some weird spell? Two months ago my little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pob/@meno/we-did-not-get-world-peace-but-we-got-labubus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pob/@meno/we-did-not-get-world-peace-but-we-got-labubus</guid><category><![CDATA[pob]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[meno]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:06:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPeqsBDeyoNhjZ8sPzDipnUwiWdWTj2Dn9bV8L3kum4ThdJvBnxoDBdmUjkkozrnCKWMfGZ72CP3jNShwTkxFscwVzi5SeKJgnp4NuwhTtZk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wanting More [Better]]]></title><description><![CDATA["Desire is an odd thing. As soon as it’s sated, it transmutes. If we receive the golden thread, we desire the golden needle." [Holly Black, The Cruel Prince] A few days ago, my sister asked me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wantformore/@ifarmgirl/wanting-more-better</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wantformore/@ifarmgirl/wanting-more-better</guid><category><![CDATA[wantformore]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ifarmgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:47:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqkduQL6x3yGiuvtF8bKJZ9pWWSMkoMEaaFgnHX7Ret6HCaaQrQ2MT1fnahWssxSJjCCHSU8H1ycEq93JdvnjCRRxvSfAdZgPTD2c2p5F6BU3ejp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saying "No" - recap of Anti-Consumption this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s luckily still a powerful shift underway. Anti-consumption is no longer a niche lifestyle—it’s entering the headlines and hitting economies, cultures, and brands where it matters most. A short summary]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anticonsumption/@newsgeek/when-saying-no-becomes-news-anti-consumption-in-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anticonsumption/@newsgeek/when-saying-no-becomes-news-anti-consumption-in-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[anticonsumption]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newsgeek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:36:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBr7DPb8sXdYhmGUSbUDs6HgifCk3biTsRkZwomC9XPpd5qWdaYRfhqz6zc23yrhV7RUw1ApipfWhnrbe6J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is ‘One Product for Everything’ Consumerism’s Biggest Lie?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It sounds so smart, almost like you’re making the wise choice by buying just one thing instead of many. Source Smartphones that are now marketed as your wallet, doctor, and office in one. All-in-one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@hivewriterr/is-one-product-for-everything-consumerisms-biggest-lie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@hivewriterr/is-one-product-for-everything-consumerisms-biggest-lie</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hivewriterr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 21:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8BmeEpvUbuuc1avZ8TgZACwFgBEdBFbbTb2FQnWeHX3eLEWNXKTcKgetWHzpKBJVtEjhMmt1Ezs8CHeDDQegfg4ngfHXz5yFKFVKaTioUiUApCfqM1Z8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Something Loses its Meaning]]></title><description><![CDATA[How far has consumerism shifted the meaning of life? I remember when I was a kid, the day before Eid al-Fitr, I would always feel anxious no matter what. 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The glossy, reflective Astra glass surface of a brand new, midnight]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@ottergazer/confessions-from-a-tech-fetishist-pt-1-totems-of-present-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@ottergazer/confessions-from-a-tech-fetishist-pt-1-totems-of-present-day</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ottergazer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 04:50:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9WPtn4LywHtv7rYuDMomFdM6ZfzBv4SBEAn9Rsu9WsjHvDDirbxbS1tTaHxDwwf1HUXJqYTRfujt7435sh5m8wCZcdc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>