<?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, 13 May 2026 22:17:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/fermentedphilosophy/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Somehow Managing To Survive AI Slop and Crumbling Academia | Diary of a Failing Philosopher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somehow, I managed to survive 30 or so days of academic hell. The hell is still with me, but I have a small breather in which I can now reflect on my inability to comprehend what is going on. When I first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@fermentedphil/somehow-managing-to-survive-ai-slop-and-crumbling-academia-or-diary-of-a-failing-philosopher</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@fermentedphil/somehow-managing-to-survive-ai-slop-and-crumbling-academia-or-diary-of-a-failing-philosopher</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DM9y6UPTkbwyZ9dQUY2REQ9cJC2VPe8hsY9RsybdG8zLYZjh5PpfURRTQYFcaqpphuKyhoPyVxX8dFw53LzBcxWYTkWRLC5nDjkr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Am Failing to Keep My End of the Bargain ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is not often that I write about my writings on Hive. It is even less often that I write about my life beyond what I already share. Yesterday, I told my father that if I receive the email that they want]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@fermentedphil/i-am-failing-to-keep-my-end-of-the-bargain-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@fermentedphil/i-am-failing-to-keep-my-end-of-the-bargain-</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:40:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DM9xWuWLBr7mhWvRyuA6M1PtvUSvqVHFk6r8ZPJXc3q3MTcR16utQmZURTCzZwbGvm4t1GhLg9xHcYHcKeP9yUfRcG3pZVJrTibG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>