<?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, 10 Apr 2026 20:50:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/quickthoughts/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Quick Thoughts: Geopolitical Context Matters pt. 2 - Slouching Towards Syria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Along with Nicaragua, the DPRK, and Jamahiriya Libya, one of the most unfairly maligned countries within Western 'left' circles in recent memory is Syria. Ranging from those who hail the U.S.-backed, foreign]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@janellev/quick-thoughts-geopolitical-context-matters-pt-2-slouching-towards-syria</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@janellev/quick-thoughts-geopolitical-context-matters-pt-2-slouching-towards-syria</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2018 05:46:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9nvjeCxo5iLpsBk6apJPvcYFHxoUZJ8H5KTziPS7G2sksn6h5NWhp8VokEoNFjehrobCWP1fBkVin9JbN136sb6fBTVervz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complexity vs. The people]]></title><description><![CDATA[The more complex an idea, the fewer the people that will understand it reasonably well. Often, the great questions of Humanity and Civilization fall into this category of complex ideas. This raises some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/complexity-vs-the-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/complexity-vs-the-people</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 16:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkXyS3GLedaYxACA4EQbbc6Qpf62PJ4eBZapxBHMAJHQ84vNpPcV6vv3QLA8h?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advantages of loving contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contracts don't care about emotions. If you're constantly aware of all the situations in which you're under a contract, you'll be less prone to emotional manipulation by the counterpart. Every time someone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/advantages-of-loving-contracts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/advantages-of-loving-contracts</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 15:29:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmp7vb9jN24RwTbjRwMjkUkcT8gyYNoaEBxCGjR1iSdVFd6WaCkzXDCRXm25MT?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shortcuts to spot dumb people who think they're smart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Start with whenever you listen to one of these: "God doesn't exist" "There are poor people because there are rich people" "Science is my religion" "You don't understand]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/shortcuts-to-spot-dumb-people-who-think-they-re-smart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/shortcuts-to-spot-dumb-people-who-think-they-re-smart</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 01:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkvMZPvPcX7H8nnxt1i79d4PUPtLYg7Eb3EaCgZvumPDYTnWp6gF6gDUtJKMC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why socialists don't join a voluntary socialist community]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reason socialists don't join a voluntary socialist community under a capitalist system, as they are completely allowed to do, is because they need and want the coercive power to steal from others,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/why-socialists-don-t-join-a-voluntary-socialist-community</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/why-socialists-don-t-join-a-voluntary-socialist-community</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 00:11:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmhe2FFWzqHTrUyUUr8QA8SpQsBsXcc76MTtjwFZbtQXGRjDvXZZ6yywcHGMfs?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quiet people are the most powerful]]></title><description><![CDATA[They are trusted by most, since they are willing to listen and because they know how to keep secrets. Consequently, they know secrets. Quiet people are often dismissed, but they can easily destroy the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/quiet-people-are-the-most-powerful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/quiet-people-are-the-most-powerful</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 23:05:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2EYMckudcozmjxdGZyi8bHJf9VGUhfSXTpaUpu6kCt5rWsLmAj5ZnrEhcCTPc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capitalism is not ending; it's just starting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The missing, enormous piece is here: Money. Free-market, global, censorship-resistant money is the biggest event in centuries. We can't grasp this enough. It's too big and unprecedented for us to understand.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/capitalism-is-not-ending-it-s-just-starting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/capitalism-is-not-ending-it-s-just-starting</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 00:17:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2EWDZW7FQQgnU28TFd5yRGj5JD1NDPKcTwvPDTahJ7FrF52tcci4XipARgCQW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new authoritarianism has no face. It's everywhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assume everyone is an enemy. Strangers. Colleagues. Friends. Family. The new authoritarianism is like a silent virus spreading. The cure is violent. Be prepared. image]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/the-new-authoritarianism-has-no-face-it-s-everywhere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/the-new-authoritarianism-has-no-face-it-s-everywhere</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 23:46:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2KgcyCocEJ1mHM5rt6yrbzmHj5F5nU6RMvkrmJ7DNBeVpNwYBtxCv88G1MkHC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Just say it" is the new "Just do it"]]></title><description><![CDATA[image]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/just-say-it-is-the-new-just-do-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/just-say-it-is-the-new-just-do-it</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 01:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2Ct1PkgRxnptcbKuZkY6evpuEKvLT1v3DN4anXsy3QGpYKtjCEjU1eNNVnvn7?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many lies are part of our memory?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine how many lies were never corrected. Upon these lies a lot of things may have been done, the consequences of which are, still today, based on lies. Imagine how those small, inoffensive lies that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/how-many-lies-are-part-of-our-memory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/how-many-lies-are-part-of-our-memory</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 00:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2JSVJ5PZJSaKA6tw3YW6YbKufgGA7s1XBTD6r2qrZeDgcGmZ4Hai4P8jyBBgg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for banning is the ultimate expression of fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's probably an authoritarian on each of your friends calling for banning A or B. I like to use Penn Jillette's mnemonic of imagining the hypothetical justified use of a gun to evaluate situations.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/call-for-banning-is-the-ultimate-expression-of-fear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/call-for-banning-is-the-ultimate-expression-of-fear</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 01:27:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2DEn374kBMLfFXD5vVsKt4UZ8cMpJLCVa3MLK6GVohSbN3ifXhyVHRwNX33Km?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fairness and unfairness are empty concepts]]></title><description><![CDATA[They get away from action to focus on useless judgement. Nothing is fair or unfair; everything is. It's not even fair for everybody to have the same rights. It is that way. It's not unfair that an innocent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/fairness-and-unfairness-are-empty-concepts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/fairness-and-unfairness-are-empty-concepts</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 00:05:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2FUZXhHjV2WyT5Rs8hZX1mu8CKAajTSzfCLSsMeHq16SZUnUD1Lu6tuKk2Uub?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Objective, subjective and robots]]></title><description><![CDATA[When AI is truly achieved, what do we, humans, fear the most? What to expect from a raw, powerful brain? What we fear the most is that it doesn't think like us. About what aspect, specifically? Morality.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/objective-subjective-and-robots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/objective-subjective-and-robots</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 01:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2E9xyVMfYfDiyZpRF8jUxzcnPrx3oeJZcK9FTnKzfCY9vBZLZau2uTsuvnTFm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emotions, Rationality and Free Will]]></title><description><![CDATA["Let your emotions go, be rational" Be rational, in the sense of be aware of causality between what we can perceive our brain is doing and some action. Is this perception what really separates]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/emotions-rationality-and-free-will</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/emotions-rationality-and-free-will</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 21:19:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2K6WH1NaEakHVoAX1uud1DZtHCC6FvdCbDDDzBePdTtcagpDkkiBKvvn6hGak?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would that it were so simple]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is. The answer is higher, the answer is behind. But people look down, people look forward. Well, climb the ladder, take a step back. Look at the fundamentals, the principles. You'll find that any mundane,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/would-that-it-were-so-simple</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/would-that-it-were-so-simple</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 01:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2Csr7QALzZmYVhrcRvSBiLK82Hky6tVoA13wbZpGCV571qXjtB7uJUYMcoKow?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is a habit, that's why the gap widens]]></title><description><![CDATA[That doesn't mean those at the bottom are worse off; often it doesn't. But you can't expect them to outperform the top people, can you? You wouldn't bet your money on it, at least. Success becomes a habit,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/success-is-a-habit-that-s-why-the-gap-widens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/success-is-a-habit-that-s-why-the-gap-widens</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 03:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2EsVXnkQtyPEdAwK5fs1c6Vcu1r7Rp9uZP8fa6yEU6cfgff2T9JAM1GpK5mUQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every structure, system or hierarchy is destroyed by Love. Particularly when it unleashes Hate. image]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/love-is-chaos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/love-is-chaos</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 02:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2EDVBppVVBzP9UP2aMRHVZESEUqS9b4BRhKQqKYXM4NrAP1mhq91E6UvsQHvC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone should live 1 year alone in the jungle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mowgli doesn't care about what you think about what he wears, says, thinks, eats, does. Mowgli is free. image]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/everyone-should-live-1-year-alone-in-the-jungle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/everyone-should-live-1-year-alone-in-the-jungle</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 02:42:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2Jn6emh5AVFTs6Rm1tLZXXUkP5VGURkpd5Yf9gtAXFRi3oXGuXMBh8NeXviRn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free will is the true form of reality]]></title><description><![CDATA["What is real?", asks Dolores. "That which is irreplaceable.", Arnold answers. What's irreplaceable?; I ask. Free will; I answer. image]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/free-will-is-the-true-form-of-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/free-will-is-the-true-form-of-reality</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:11:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2Kgggou9oCoWJ5BfVVwsmjAWEaRAj9hkm1rfVCi6oQkC5pY7uXotFLsyiAVFy?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are 7 billion people; how come so few are exceptional?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Very few people drive the world forward. Almost all keep the world going. I can't say ones are better than the others. The two are inherently capitalistic. The two are equally necessary. image]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/there-are-7-billions-people-how-come-so-few-are-exceptional</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@fmalafaya/there-are-7-billions-people-how-come-so-few-are-exceptional</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fmalafaya]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 01:06:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2Eopk2fYZcaWdSia7MrokFS99eB5p4KTLfkQVKY1T7SvUKoPZTxcYwBg3oaeD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>