<?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>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:51:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/ournet/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ONversations: 'All About the Stories' - Chris Agnos from Sustainable Human]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's all about the stories for Chris and Dawn Agnos, who are Sustainable Human, doing their level best to recreate, or regenerate, our collective narratives. Here, OurNet Town Crier and Community Builder]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sustainability/@carlmunson/onversations-all-about-the-stories-chris-agnos-from-sustainable-human</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sustainability/@carlmunson/onversations-all-about-the-stories-chris-agnos-from-sustainable-human</guid><category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlmunson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:25:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eH9YUbjDs15nKFUMHtgiguJkZx5rEomFgoG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy 70th Birthday to Pensioner Who's Resisting Retirement & Starting a Social Network!]]></title><description><![CDATA[“According to society, I should be retiring and taking it easy,” says serial social entrepreneur Michael Brodie. “But that same society has some serious problems, which I am addressing with my new social]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/elder/@carlmunson/happy-70th-birthday-to-pensioner-who-s-resisting-retirement-and-starting-a-social-network</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/elder/@carlmunson/happy-70th-birthday-to-pensioner-who-s-resisting-retirement-and-starting-a-social-network</guid><category><![CDATA[elder]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlmunson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6Hfs94gebeqfb1EV77JQRzumiiFLyyBNCntaFfpVojfjCXUFiSaDCc2qRtDX3wnVPJ3W2mTu6CdpLSjpTd9sdAjkvVY5Ahqxa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonviolent Communication Re-visited (Communication for a World that Works)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s over ten years since I first came across Non-violent Communication (or NVC), thanks to my friend and guide Rev. Hilary Woollett. 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The alleged sell-out of data believed to be safe in the hands]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/facebook/@carlmunson/the-groucho-conundrum-why-facebook-will-probably-be-ok</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/facebook/@carlmunson/the-groucho-conundrum-why-facebook-will-probably-be-ok</guid><category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlmunson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:21:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChUwRZigrYqQ3tgbt2yY1PgJoQCQ8vLdPV4CgiSeHL1LWitAk7MMAhKwzDHhjDshPmFBkQ7oYnZMHCtRL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye Facebook: "It's been great, but you've changed man!"]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ll be using Facebook less and less. 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