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As of this post, it has been 235 years since that dubious signing. 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A New Beginning for Resource Management]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economics, Sociology, Social Commentary, Political Philosophy “Life is just like a game. First you have to learn the rules of the game, and then play it better than anyone else.”Albert Einstein. 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Mad Max, Water]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/activism/@artificially/whyanarchistssupportrobotrights-endw30ais3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/activism/@artificially/whyanarchistssupportrobotrights-endw30ais3</guid><category><![CDATA[activism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artificially]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdsyRKsdP8Yx8bYJ8qkfaDUCP98L94o64uGwhT9Xn8ii2BmhTfHRJC113CW8UxLCvLPRbR3yKLRHhba3uybq6yh2AVq6vGE85k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hobbes' Electronic Farmyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political Philosophy, Robot Rights, A.I. Law, Philosophy Imagine the world at its Genesis. There are no laws, no nations, no obligations. Everything is new. Thomas Hobbes uses the idea of an endless expanse]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/a-ilaw/@artificially/hobbeselectronicfarmyard-tfrsv8vyfg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/a-ilaw/@artificially/hobbeselectronicfarmyard-tfrsv8vyfg</guid><category><![CDATA[a-ilaw]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artificially]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcS3TnNKhHwQZG5k1QBMp7awQfSpMcVvLo6hV6ysUCuVTcvoScG83Nmr3L31RdMqrqcU3GP3fmZL6UCe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Activist on Codification]]></title><description><![CDATA[Activism, Political Philosophy, Social Commentary Codification is the common aim of activists. Feminists support ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. 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Crédits photographiques : Contrairement aux animaux qui obéissent à leurs instincts de façon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politicalphilosophy/@ledavid/l-homme-est-il-un-loup-pour-l-homme</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politicalphilosophy/@ledavid/l-homme-est-il-un-loup-pour-l-homme</guid><category><![CDATA[politicalphilosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ledavid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybtytayx4N7UnzcqQxz7yFgXNE2oUDemMy9kkDXXHfGGTxFA1mdNLMWqkGJSLLsTrSbkG6UWX8vjhYegMhsAh9Tka?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethereum, Blockchains, and Digital Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tomorrow will be a historic day. Not just for Ethereum, but for cryptocurrencies as a whole. It’s easy to fall into our tribes - the excitement of money makes us emotionally attached to our own systems.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@thairfield/ethereum-blockchains-and-digital-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@thairfield/ethereum-blockchains-and-digital-democracy</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thairfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961TjtGRiAzYNM22oG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>