<?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 01:17:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/entitlement/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Nigerians Sense of Entitlement ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source There are some things that doesn't make sense but in Nigeria,they make it looks like it's normal. People tends or refuse not to understand boundaries,they take even small little gesture for granted.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-177682/@chefqueen/nigerians-sense-of-entitlement--9nw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-177682/@chefqueen/nigerians-sense-of-entitlement--9nw</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-177682]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chefqueen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 22:25:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCS8ZjYhTSRuvLbECgve9oc9WwFLdY6E5j1hKPW51db78RAPUybM88Fmz5im2LgLAAbgeUSoRPVygeqGpoUCahng8NJfp6Xcy4ohKYE9Bo1r3An?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[¡The Hive's Nicolettes! ...it's my MeMe #123]]></title><description><![CDATA[¿Are you one of them? Posts with rewards set to burn still pay curators. Only author rewards are burned. If you think this type of content should be eligible for author rewards, then «click» here. Thanks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-195212/@por500bolos/the-hive-s-nicolettes-it-s-my-meme-123</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-195212/@por500bolos/the-hive-s-nicolettes-it-s-my-meme-123</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-195212]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[por500bolos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 19:17:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e6EgqVMA8bpvEBYZS96CWPtkEwKmLRrxCsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you feel like Hive owes you monetary rewards?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me preface this by saying that I think to a certain degree it is human nature to expect things in return. Let's say you've spent and invested a lot of time here, made good connections, generated content]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@acidyo/do-you-feel-like-hive-owes-you-monetary-rewards</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@acidyo/do-you-feel-like-hive-owes-you-monetary-rewards</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[acidyo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCQrY5QAm1j8NqC5tfVCCU8Pqhf4HMWHtgTpYWdj1MhrS1aQUaTwEwG3Ne3wKNBo3QyLpCpJwbobHwJbBqXuFGiXEPmwkk8mAKRkGQzQjm9w4ia?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ain't My Baggage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ranted heavily about an hour ago. It’s odd how we bottle so much inside until the opportunity in the form of some unfortunate person presents itself, and we more or less go apeshit on that person. It strikes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@jhymi/aint-my-baggage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@jhymi/aint-my-baggage</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170744]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jhymi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 22:57:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpsfJtLdc8ve81MKXGUM31ABrpQvqmBUQPY7KPakTS1Je3pJ5CiaohghgmaYyo6RxhABviDvpEV53GXVVi1K8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge #04581-L197: Attitudes Adjusted While You Wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wraithvine {who may or may not have a companion} has found Hirself contractually obligated with escorting a truly wretched individual to safety. A Lordling who pisses on the common folk, believes himself]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04581-l197-attitudes-adjusted-while-you-wait</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04581-l197-attitudes-adjusted-while-you-wait</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[internutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 06:55:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4KZWPQmD4Wq2a3JpR69YZZ3ocLpajoHZEuFRyDJ6fM4wFvBajyahReNP7QBxouhCi18ximimRkgT8oFx5KnhxEbyRBxwfDeNHQp3GNKYczjqEpTqoU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Father's Day 2025!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunday Morning Live 15 June 2025 Happy Fathers' Day! In this episode, we tackle the complexities of generosity and entitlement, sparked by insights from a father discussing insomnia on a call-in show about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reason/@stefan.molyneux/happy-father-s-day-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reason/@stefan.molyneux/happy-father-s-day-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[reason]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stefan.molyneux]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 20:55:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKrWLaiAXZADzKvxvxYBkZUsB2xC3s6ESHh1XmcpkpHdDBg3ZcUBX5EFk42tHptVnznRaPLaK3m72XYNwBdP4mfEpEhhiyBhiaeRXNZPdq6yEAc9c7dstcG6DDMP81E78?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge #04531-L147: Oh, the Deprivation!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poor, poor, pitiful me. -- Anon Guest This had to be the worst day. She couldn't find any of her servants. There was nobody to dress her and she'd been wearing the same nightgown all day. Nobody had fed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04531-l147-oh-the-deprivation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04531-l147-oh-the-deprivation</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[internutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 06:44:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8WP3HaQevdteGbfyXnwuWqLmGJneJDUzZXnfNDB5w1bfPy4vAQgwKt69sVjeWHzSDkkgzPFZsBu3YhXGchcpjdo5ZBGatPJxy1nJFZsyFaLeP6JzgpQE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Things I Feel Entitled To.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As humans, we all have things we feel we should be entitled to—things that, based on our efforts, responsibilities, or simply our rights, we believe we deserve. For me, there are certain things I strongly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@juwon-btc/the-things-i-feel-entitled-to-kxt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@juwon-btc/the-things-i-feel-entitled-to-kxt</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[juwon-btc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 09:04:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbeeHc6xEXCzJckFdTkRjDNrcW1TLLj5WpMqpRGDZQHY8sux4YW2kzz48ZfbPM1U1bXn6SC99GUXKLnUSQnvWEL8if11i3Q3D1J5zMENTMGWUJV1aJaQZxMbYNban?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Financial Expropriation: how the US & the EU are silently ready to rip off all stocks, bonds and savings holders from their assets.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his revealing book and documentary "The Great Taking," David Rogers Webb uncovers a decades-long transformation of global securities reglementations that has fundamentally altered the nature]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ijatz/the-great-financial-expropriation-how-the-us-the-eu-are-silently-ready-to-rip-off-all-stocks-bonds-and-savings-holders-from-their-assets-a1m</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@ijatz/the-great-financial-expropriation-how-the-us-the-eu-are-silently-ready-to-rip-off-all-stocks-bonds-and-savings-holders-from-their-assets-a1m</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ijatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:53:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czXQAXhkwa6PBcdkmM4XmQWd3xASnpLmHQH8t5EFy8siXaeWdbj2zc8Mbi4QEd4yBF8J24x91GgqiSksN4rWJZSKtAkrRbEVZzirDEMH3Zi69sq1Cya6yDx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entitlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, Today, I’ll be talking on “ Entitlement”: People have become so entitled to the extent that even when they don’t have a close relationship with you, they feel they can just walk up to you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@dwayne16/entitlement-8sr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@dwayne16/entitlement-8sr</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-146620]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwayne16]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:14:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EufsPhBnhmrLwhxvU5Pkh9KXN7Wg5xJmWnE48zDxfbw1sdj7YQqAojCq8oCpj4cL6Vjvyb3qXwFBrrhRtc2KXL7p5TtrNtfBSLEUPuvLeUQjneQPQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody Promised That Life Would be EASY!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whereas I am quite willing to admit that I do my fair share of moaning and groaning about things gone wrong, I can't believe how many people in this world do a lot of moaning and groaning because something]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/nobody-promised-that-life-would-be-easy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/nobody-promised-that-life-would-be-easy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6i4GBRyurzfD14SYTFJThUXhYtpwQUwMBZoG2hDkrLn9Yyhsyn5toAQ2gFArW9HAJGQrHdy1Kndso4rnwBnVJa4VNPeUgQViJz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SETTING BOUNDARIES FOR ENTITLED FOLKS ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personally, I'd rather help when I'm in the position too and also create boundaries to avoid the person taking it for granted and turning me into a mugu. If you ask me the point where I find it necessary]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@ebass/setting-boundaries-for-entitled-folks--8vd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@ebass/setting-boundaries-for-entitled-folks--8vd</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ebass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 07:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VsqVL3ak9c6vg4S6kmLWoowBfnyJtLr8LxWsisT1vYQ26xJe83613HZPAdR9muVLm1iEBf6JJc4AG3WUaghPfFstzvKYUkzm8fSf6whrHmWkN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tipping Is Not A Must Do]]></title><description><![CDATA[source source Entitlement I was reading @blanchy's post about his upcoming trip to the Big Apple and mentioned the tipping culture in the United States. To be honest I have seen some stupid things on Twitter]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/tipping-is-not-a-must-do-3gb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/tipping-is-not-a-must-do-3gb</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:01:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btU6dmnBeJeMYNvVdQHx8GsapHD3iFBUYKVNyM2p9AdGQPHPRFv9f65nAZSmnkFUnfu5y4WHyp3eA9bFwFWZAoxtT7sGT56H57C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Feel Entitled Because... I'm Human]]></title><description><![CDATA[Come on, admit it – most of us have felt so entitled at some point. I know I do. I have to admit that entitlement seems to have a negative connotation but in my opinion, it stems from people’s nature.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@jessicaossom/i-feel-entitled-because-im-human</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@jessicaossom/i-feel-entitled-because-im-human</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jessicaossom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:08:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQ9UR2fWEJoyM7YLpAvxsJ1BrzFzvNtEFw9qwTnVUxqQCa8n9EFFG79KmZTvZLtKE6nKMkXFbNPm5n9p4XzSPXe9kT7gTcRyFVMw1nZGARqVBGAJBPVtygz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge #04199-K181: Wish Upon Star]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is called the Temple of Dreams and Wishes. Yet here, the only Dreams and Wishes that are granted, are those meant to truly help others, for the gods of this temple have one irrevocable law. DO NO HARM.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04199-k181-wish-upon-star</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04199-k181-wish-upon-star</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[internutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 09:22:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8WP3HaQevdteGbfyXnwtxVdjSjtrMeeWthYoLsKqbV96JDmRX9qioNYWUEKUPXXjhWeBQDe9TTpiDyAtgMJBjXFmrFKCngXEmEgW34NL5ZPfKV84FWer?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Examining Causality: Entitlement Culture vs Aesop’s “The Grasshopper and the Ants” ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the core values that was instilled in me when I was a kid was the importance of hard work and planning for the future. I was also taught that choices have consequences and to always think ahead]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/examining-causality-entitlement-culture-vs-aesops-the-grasshopper-and-the-ants</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/examining-causality-entitlement-culture-vs-aesops-the-grasshopper-and-the-ants</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:21:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6iEH72wdVFxfu89BXMMt2T16bZLL3hhdJCuLjoxdRTfxBeHQP62xRbWRKw12KvnPT3ymsBsxANqdU5SY8m9ShVL4LsDmp9d1yx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody Promised That Life Would be EASY or FAIR!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was listening to a discussion recently, and that age-old phrase "It's not FAIR!" arose, spoken in those slightly whiny tones of frustration people reserve for "special moments" in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/nobody-promised-that-life-would-be-easy-or-fair</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/nobody-promised-that-life-would-be-easy-or-fair</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 09:17:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6i35XQaZFXuqxsmo4ifK1EQgcePzqSaNVNWBUgtjjMPbMZiZwbpnx1JNx8QwByLDo9ZHytcZ7o45PYo3Fn3ry5G7oa9a392gDC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ELIMINATE EVERY FEELING OF ENTITLEMENT ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feeling entitled has over time prove to be the order of the day. People tend to feel so entitled to other people that they get angry when they don't come through for them. Picture credit When in the real]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@ambmicheal/eliminate-every-feeling-of-entitlement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@ambmicheal/eliminate-every-feeling-of-entitlement</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ambmicheal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:46:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhs3A3i9wr2L4RzoecrWue8sNP925d1MFV28pvJWdbcHoUgG5DwbyS2ycyrxxAe2ZQb3cuXzGnJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHEN YOU FEEL ENTITLED]]></title><description><![CDATA[No matter how little it may be, there is this joy that comes with earning money for yourself without having to beg someone else first or basically doing something for yourself. 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