<?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, 19 May 2026 11:12:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/smoking/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Stupid things I did in my youth that I do not do as an adult]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sure we all have a bunch of things that would be considered bad or even taboo by today's standards but I was sitting with someone that is one of the few people around anymore that I went to high school]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@beelzebubba/stupid-things-i-did-in-my-youth-that-i-do-not-do-as-an-adult</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@beelzebubba/stupid-things-i-did-in-my-youth-that-i-do-not-do-as-an-adult</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beelzebubba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 05:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/ChYr1cJZCH5JmDXgisrainzkGTMfnyuD6qKdjJmEU5BVEv59bvJ83Gc56gqoB6PQWZnc79SsCLJkWTffVu6LcQPD4UndV8bkzzGwYLg7wMuwNZem2XZUdFcCscdBuZRyi2fUv3DEqqa4eMrVDrjfFxsd3rdrmtAWcPnU6tDxnx97FHTxSR7znXyGQ2eYcr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prohibition 2.0: UK introducing smoking ban for Gen Z/Alpha and future generations, people born after 2008 won't be able to buy tobacco any more. 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