<?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, 21 Apr 2026 23:23:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/spring-2022/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Epstein]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Search At A Time: How Google Uses Ephemeral Experiences To Control Thinking and Behavior - Response Robert Epstein is a professor with a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He has degrees in psychology]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@oilmagnate/robert-epstein</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@oilmagnate/robert-epstein</guid><category><![CDATA[vyb]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oilmagnate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 16:05:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 11 Response -- One Question]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source This is a response to the class question, "Few people, if any, would agree to purchase a smart phone without first knowing the price; however, in the U.S. very few health care providers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/response/@grease.monkey/week-11-response-one-question</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/response/@grease.monkey/week-11-response-one-question</guid><category><![CDATA[response]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grease.monkey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 03:09:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcSkesrq5GySRQcK7nSsgoaUUPVJJDaWcePAmUV1NszgNgK8ctb9oiP5Wer24gDYETMnVWj4GKU9dnce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin "Bloodbath"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin has now fallen below the level of 35,000 US Dollars. This is a very low price that is scaring many investors. Bitcoin is now at about half the value it was in November of 2021. Many people who]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@oilmagnate/bitcoin-bloodbath</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@oilmagnate/bitcoin-bloodbath</guid><category><![CDATA[vyb]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oilmagnate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 03:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Current State of Crypto and NFTs]]></title><description><![CDATA[NFTs have become very popular in the crypto space, the first and foremost example of this might be the "Bored Apes." These are familiar to many people now, and are essentially illustrations of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@oilmagnate/current-state-of-crypto-and-nfts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@oilmagnate/current-state-of-crypto-and-nfts</guid><category><![CDATA[vyb]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oilmagnate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 20:28:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto Price Crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crypto prices all around have fallen significantly in recent times. Bitcoin is down to about 37,000 USD, and it has not been this low since a very low 29,000 USD last July. Bitcoins total market value]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@oilmagnate/crypto-price-crash</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@oilmagnate/crypto-price-crash</guid><category><![CDATA[vyb]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oilmagnate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 20:07:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 12 Response -- One Question]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source This is a response to the class question, "How do property rights and the rule of law work together and why are they important when it comes to eradicating extreme poverty?" posed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/response/@grease.monkey/week-12-response-one-question</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/response/@grease.monkey/week-12-response-one-question</guid><category><![CDATA[response]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grease.monkey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 04:39:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83izNFTJaBZ2fR5Z833Gg7AtuTj9iMZD6R2Fofmk8iBoxgrLn6qAU3nZWuXZf4XKrjZwdwBPxaFB9G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Week 09 Response -- NFT Value, Fad or Not]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source This is a response to the question, "Will NFT's maintain their value over the next 20 years, or will be they be a fad like tulips, beanie babies, or baseball cards?" posed by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/response/@grease.monkey/week-09-response-nft-value-fad-or-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/response/@grease.monkey/week-09-response-nft-value-fad-or-not</guid><category><![CDATA[response]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grease.monkey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 03:17:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/GLhDmHx9sqz3bZzL9dF9gBwsyWeaXUBGFYvUC3kSBzNrrVj9RjYMCAzha2tweAuytTuhEtNb4iho3XaxE944ALnwed2FN5ZjRmSMRPDzkWfCFdWDEmm1g47Dvx8sWnnRuW3gjP7g3cx7DBkA2QhEb7EPTsj8BNGx89CG6NFMr7Vxgx22CcAZTxqp7xCdUCa7rwBwCeybUuJJQAfLHzTaSvqwagEVptyaqouxXwPTN2A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WEEK 15 Reflection ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, we got to watch a lecture given by Dr. Antony Davies. He discusses coercion and cooperation. One of the examples that Davies gave is that in Philadelphia, the law makers wanted to reduce the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@awetsell/week-15-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@awetsell/week-15-reflection</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[awetsell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCQuQ4299tcmsEks8jU3fjWCsqucy9vUWKjLXrEDCHyfHwRxdwx6s6piJuxZptzXcXo9xhvguezT9vTdbS36X2cNZtWtMAsKrFnv6ZFW5vKZYi2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection-- Under What Circumstances is the Use of Force Okay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[People will generally go with or cooperate with anything that benefits them and making a profit is the biggest example. There are a lot of problems that come with coercion. The majority of people don’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@hattiehughs14/week-15-reflection-under-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@hattiehughs14/week-15-reflection-under-what</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hattiehughs14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 04:21:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnVSr9WeXjg385oQYkoPn14BmoXKHLqCCyhzV6NNu3MXEVcz57pLn6Pa4EN15RLqb9BKaDU9bzvr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection -- Coercion vs. Cooperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a lecture given by Dr. Antony Davies, he discusses the difference between cooperation and coercion and how every human interaction is by either of these two methods. Cooperation is when society joins]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@allisonmckinney/week-15-reflection-coercion-vs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@allisonmckinney/week-15-reflection-coercion-vs</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[allisonmckinney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 04:04:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvZzmfd8KNkM2umyCuhnE4zd4Fsz9x5vFrkb3xywXE22iFWA1U3TB8ioy93V1kHo6udsxBroXD9EAzXf8S829cjGJw2yanu7iXvoyhEN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection: The fine line of coercion and cooperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Davies is an economist who came to speak at OSU over the instances of coercion by the government. To start, when thinking of coercion, I never thigh of it as Davies introduced. When defining coercion,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@alexmay2022/week-15-reflection-the-fine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@alexmay2022/week-15-reflection-the-fine</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexmay2022]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 03:56:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection-- Under What Circumstance is the Use of Force (i.e. Coercion) Okay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My thought during the entirety of Dr. Antony Davies's talk was that coercion kind of sounds like communism. I know that that is kind of a stretch, but it sounds quite similar when he defines it as someone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@nziske/week-15-reflection-under-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@nziske/week-15-reflection-under-what</guid><category><![CDATA[vyb]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nziske]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 03:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNcpxUY3eyBU7RXy9LmXLpoFxc2GHYmMfmZoYY6dhdF9x3HX8urwBJsBbqYwpkqSLbd4EfuY9u2ZaMHGie8y6cMGiCH6pWZqW4CU6saR2BueiA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection -- Regulation and Influence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source I thought that Dr. Davies gave a good presentation on how it is difficult for governmental coercion to work as intended very often, and how cooperation is often a better solution. But there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@corndog2k2/week-15-reflection-regulation-and-influence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@corndog2k2/week-15-reflection-regulation-and-influence</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[corndog2k2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 23:37:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHE8AjsbKgaoiZ2ZxiApSLPbt57FCqmqod3k3CsXs8e2dhaTUsYy4pu52LrKwTqTowCZMZsXuDwuUP9KayJZqg95Pbdo2LZsgunphPW3R8rqmawV2pq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 -- Reflection -- Under What Circumstances is the Use of Force (i.e. Coercion) Okay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reflection this week is over a talk by Dr. Antony Davies for the Free Enterprise Society at Oklahoma State University. The talk is titled "Cooperation & Coercion". This presentation by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@moneybagley/week-15-reflection-under-what-circumstances-is-the-use-of-force-ie-coercion-okay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@moneybagley/week-15-reflection-under-what-circumstances-is-the-use-of-force-ie-coercion-okay</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[moneybagley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 23:10:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQyYVZzebS5hcKCUZaAo2fTZ9idQkDVAsTijaNQHTjvLuYCjXEzJqAsBPyBxnaXdTedjt4ia5KCwfEirsmfvaZB4TZKnqSSgP5o4XNvuk9W625sp3mv7nrv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection -- Coercion and Unintended Consequences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Dr. Davies's lecture was pretty neat, and he used stories and analogies to make his concepts relatable to the general public. 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He gave many examples of when government coercion took place not only in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-15-reflection-the-uneven</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-15-reflection-the-uneven</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[generalfritz14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 21:54:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRnQt6V6gjbhfVYEwpEewkDAoTUNZayCTpMHe1CKhUFp9wVFhtueGE8Ee9g5qTPY5rym8BJLaFFoVn8eseiudYKUMa6rCpEnwoZFnsSQs1cXufXUMBvGhDfhpLb87Mt118hftcHEs6JTwUfu9rXz4oNFFNaB2gn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Reflection Paper - Coercion and Cooperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since I was a child, I've had a hard time when thinking about politics and the labels they carry. 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I think that the answer to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-15-response-should-police</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-15-response-should-police</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[generalfritz14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 19:47:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFVvkXVUAoCnJ1v1VgroFt8gEbR89XpUJyBTRMs8mHvBAZ2vrDjvTz1iQd8xauWgdEv9pXaMWQGzcauCX4kDrkFkcsJHpWwGwbZDYTKC5NsM3GfSBbR453ifRsinbw8UF5Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 refelection -- Maybe a lil bit of both?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From: The Matrix This was probably the easiest to understand lecture yet. Normally it takes more thinking to achieve a level of comprehension or understanding of the speaker, on account of me being an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@karsonyounger/week-15-refelection-maybe-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vyb/@karsonyounger/week-15-refelection-maybe-a</guid><category><![CDATA[vyb]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karsonyounger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 17:05:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhoymiYvVVDWMLoj5aiyc6Qay8WHwdyLHD9jEb1NMephUGKRYWCKL7wkeGU8UeDJ45kFeUe2LnnYPP3Bmeh4TUzg8Pqi7k8S4bwrp47x9cLiLUvonyQ4awEuQ8wPErgCe98YqnHLVbss6hBPiHKz6nE9rEgkmBDuk2eg1t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 15 Response - Under What Circumstances is the Use of Force Okay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is in response to the question put forth by @generalfritz14, "What are some examples of times where police force should be permitted?". The police force serves for the sole purpose]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@hattiehughs14/week-15-response-under-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@hattiehughs14/week-15-response-under-what</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hattiehughs14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:49:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWWhPUA4vw3QWzzS3t3ZYKNicAtubYXxhwu4cYj6ucVLosCAJZcHmdnrD2AiCWMEJY9msCZurmC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>