<?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 00:23:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/cynic/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Quit With The Relentless Optimism Already: A New Community Has Appeared]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where have all of the good degenerates gone? It's a question I think not enough of you are asking. Back before the days of Hive and me pretending to be interested in noble endeavors, I used to draw very]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-195212/@kryptik/quit-with-the-relentless-optimism-already-a-new-community-has-appeared</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-195212/@kryptik/quit-with-the-relentless-optimism-already-a-new-community-has-appeared</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-195212]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kryptik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2022 05:20:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKAv1ksPfjR5cgywJqpwipBRUkgPAFNzhS7epXPhTVzLF6HzziB5rcMBqRVWgai?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Focus, a misunderstood musical album but ahead of its time [ENG/ESP]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Source At a time when most metal bands were well defined by their musical genre, on September 14, 1993, an album titled Focus was released by Cynic, who already had as main members and founders,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193816/@wilfredocav/focus-a-misunderstood-musical-album-but-ahead-of-its-time-engesp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193816/@wilfredocav/focus-a-misunderstood-musical-album-but-ahead-of-its-time-engesp</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193816]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wilfredocav]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 03:29:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCCuakCaUvPWZg5t2dhz8dNtBP3KUWcsBntuWK2w59pUVvT7oz2CTKNbWKZHNriUimgVzZvF7zaA6XPkxwaFajdzNMtZW2jUDMYqLyzT4kviHZ27bcp6z2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives surge ahead of Liberals in latest Polls 🇨🇦]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks like Canada is headed for a Change this Election with the Conservatives surging ahead of the Liberals… We will see what happens on September 20th but I think there is a lot of monkey business]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@offgridlife/conservatives-surge-ahead-of-liberals-in-latest-polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@offgridlife/conservatives-surge-ahead-of-liberals-in-latest-polls</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[offgridlife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2021 14:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK7149M4zNv8KC8FhsVqFm4tbhqzkjU5E4U3riQuVQVc1qPFzobHmR6GsonZPhiDCQaWN4p6hfX8KzRYrpDK97FMCjCC81gqAjazULJexXR3gnbbLeA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI - Is it a fad, fiction, doomsday or opportunity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I and @ddrfr33k are having an interesting conversation about AI in my latest post on the (new) economics of self driving cars and I thought to throw it out to the wider steemit community to see what you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@aiplusfinance/ai-is-it-a-fad-fiction-doomsday-or-opportunity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@aiplusfinance/ai-is-it-a-fad-fiction-doomsday-or-opportunity</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aiplusfinance]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:11:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9w2GqfBj2NCJZMPqQRkoUDxGkkWRneDd3hoGThaxinyyjTUmzMpCKAGPEsEdZHnTSyTJ7LaABaPyST45VsQ7ikoRNvheEkn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I like alcohol]]></title><description><![CDATA[It helps me pretend i like people.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@idikuci/i-like-alcohol</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@idikuci/i-like-alcohol</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[idikuci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:04:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyes of the Cynic]]></title><description><![CDATA[You come to the poets, for laments and lampoons For affairs of the loin, and laughs of a loon To the eyes of the cynic Nothing holds weight Forever suspending judgment meeting each day without pleasures]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cynic/@bstanley1/eyes-of-the-cynic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cynic/@bstanley1/eyes-of-the-cynic</guid><category><![CDATA[cynic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bstanley1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2018 01:29:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[干物仔的摘评]]></title><description><![CDATA[1、是谁拍了垃圾桶？ 忽如一夜朝鲜来 也许当一个事物无法改变的时候，我们就会转而让自己认为它是天经地义的，面对一个既不认可又无法改变的东西是痛苦的，而承认它的合理性则会让人觉得舒服。 中国共产党没有毛笔 习得性无助 2、财务自由是个大骗局 对有产者来说，把钱捂起来，就是自取灭亡；靠工作所得，又是杯水车薪；把钱投出去，更是任人宰割。 忧道不忧贫又容易陷入地命海心]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@waterzeong/6hjn7v</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@waterzeong/6hjn7v</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[waterzeong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 19:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89rehJg8F6Kt3Zh5k4oPU3mH442jjJiFDzvToAhNNNsPPYchBN7gGopyCgYBJEPA86Qa1YYgQCTup?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm Not Educated Enough To Be A Cynic!]]></title><description><![CDATA[View post on dMania]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dmania/@havok777/im-not-educated-enough-to-be-a-cynic-zg1hbmlh-o5tp3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dmania/@havok777/im-not-educated-enough-to-be-a-cynic-zg1hbmlh-o5tp3</guid><category><![CDATA[dmania]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[havok777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:11:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBrLjGj9zJHPCP99zfJ27z5t4FbshDjfqykkJS6sudKGA4zaxs1R7p3Xhvm2UGtELZTT827mKyfPLvJ7b4J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Song of the day #106]]></title><description><![CDATA[Probably one of the best known songs by Cynic. I have this album, and it is the only Cynic album I own. I really like their music. I need to take a month to listen to a few of their albums and take about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@brandonh/song-of-the-day-106</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@brandonh/song-of-the-day-106</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brandonh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 08:39:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4ehfokJRsoQGRgbDWNgUnTnCMQ6Fw6bM1x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise Man Words About Cynic]]></title><description><![CDATA[It all depends on what you're talking about helping. That's the wonderful think about just about every religion on the planet - they're all so incredibly selfish. Author: Derek Landy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cynic/@travelmaster/20180311t190716984z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cynic/@travelmaster/20180311t190716984z</guid><category><![CDATA[cynic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[travelmaster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 19:07:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQyVgdUYN7bbXfnJucsZDpJVJ8HX78p3haDYeKbo5gJp8u87aywGxFQc8WJRZMN7TcDQnLzPaWTC6kHpuepsg5BWA4xHJDQCqhyn7h5m2gNevNFRAAnrV1Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skeptical Cynic Channel Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome, I am the Skeptical Cynic and this is my channel. On this channel we will research, debate and come to a conclusion based on the truth as it exists. I invite you to engage but be civil because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/skeptic/@jacksfishing/m3bfq5z0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/skeptic/@jacksfishing/m3bfq5z0</guid><category><![CDATA[skeptic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacksfishing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 23:46:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMD5SFzXYWf4W1bd8nGRPnTBd94hjyzC1q1ei24zaaWve81wMFq2DSZf3WjHPR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise Man Words About Cynic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen, O lord of the meeting rivers,things standing shall fall,but the moving ever shall stay. Author: Basava]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cynic/@travelmaster/20180219t063818113z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cynic/@travelmaster/20180219t063818113z</guid><category><![CDATA[cynic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[travelmaster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:38:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQyVgdUYN7bbXfnJucsZDpJVJ8HX78p3haDYeKbo5gJp8u87aywGxFQc8WJRZMN7TcDQnLzPaWTC6kHpuepsg5BW6UZNuNVkEaXH9KuBZK3Zi3bTtmbjRzn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wanting Little or Wanting Nothing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self sufficiency (αὐτάρκεια) is sometimes attributed to the Cynics, but with little reason. The word is rarely used in writings relating to them. In Bion's treatise περὶ αὐτάρκειασ (Stobaeus, Flor. 1,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@roomerkind/wanting-little-or-wanting-nothing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@roomerkind/wanting-little-or-wanting-nothing</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roomerkind]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:23:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SshKGJm4JbWHNLpdGpZeSgS5Wy2xFKtS69v151Y4mbXT6euLh55SfsrmbX8jwgpRLJYZaLiajgpgbbZfJASbLjV2AptSnRDX1vJMT7t59DwJ9ozoSJycgv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pestilence - Multi Dimensional 1st Single released from new album Hadeon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enjoy New Music from Pestilence. I played the Lead guitars on this album. Hope you all enjoy this song. You can order the album here. www.hammerheart.com/order/pestilence-h Thank you for your support and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pestilence/@santiagodobles/pestilence-multi-dimensional-1st-single-released-from-new-album-hadeon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pestilence/@santiagodobles/pestilence-multi-dimensional-1st-single-released-from-new-album-hadeon</guid><category><![CDATA[pestilence]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[santiagodobles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 21:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eRBD9eik16BJxMWg7BQHSXbEnpu8QLhhPLa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Educated Enough To Be A Cynic.]]></title><description><![CDATA[View post on dMania]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dmania/@havok777/not-educated-enough-to-be-a-cynic-zg1hbmlh-wqgyr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dmania/@havok777/not-educated-enough-to-be-a-cynic-zg1hbmlh-wqgyr</guid><category><![CDATA[dmania]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[havok777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 07:33:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d8HYEuDqtydRpuVN3KQrsoGCZqkwm2SsjRXBtkot75LRqPrkA4cFGs4EAsUk2S74gQC74KcRzc9EF6yuAZArD4Yb9uYu7aJ8Lx28k8jYTdYrPJ31DdsXULrk7WDGcRDePWzjNTEk6bHWpmzWv48Szbd8HygA4q7a6C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living From Day to Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ἐφήμερον signified improvidence or living in the present. Gregory Nazianzen says: "Come, O philosopher and wise man. . . . Come Dog, not with shamelessness but with freedom of speech, not with gluttony]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@roomerkind/living-from-day-to-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@roomerkind/living-from-day-to-day</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roomerkind]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2017 21:50:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqjwxfz8GNQQU7Rv6mDu9Mbhf9eZ573e8LwXjj2NoDtJb1E7mYtaa7JN73sXxk6FWVMtJ8QJgeZHNns8gexx51sS27N9D9PBGXAokdqaFtEVcSySoyo9aeEGGzeAZW42zhW5J8ei39iSTQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The City Swarms with These Vermin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cynics rejected learning but professed to possess wisdom. A question arose as to the manner in which this wisdom was obtained. Dio Chrysostom said that the wise man is "noble by nature" and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@roomerkind/the-city-swarms-with-these-vermin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@roomerkind/the-city-swarms-with-these-vermin</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roomerkind]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:58:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy26DvcyhNe6za27i54Taces4HewXCZdZTNgrusL56pVxJNBBWgpfr6G8SsEapinW4jWudDxTZJd4exLJx6TrJLgZKjMv7hvLMeSiTMgHk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophers Who are No Philosophers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ἀμαθία (ignorance) was a natural result of the Cynic indifference. 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It was in this sense that ἀδοξία became one of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@roomerkind/extreme-public-indecencies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@roomerkind/extreme-public-indecencies</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roomerkind]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 01:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu9ctzi1F9jz58mBMjYifb7sM3UNCXKkZ3pUkffKVM8nmkgJn2kcC4HtTYCXLZLmo448EV5MjazoRmERsFXCWKZkuZRMso8MeH2wifDGPM4p9cGwikSaGMuzcWHGGGE2AbiU7ZPnDp9TgfK7sKfrMDnN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>