<?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 06:24:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/thebrutaltruthaboutnature/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Inherent Violence of Consciousness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thought Itself Is a Weapon Consciousness is the gift that keeps on fucking up your life. You’re born, you don’t ask for this whole “thinking” business, and suddenly you’re stuck with this horrible little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thebrutaltruthaboutnature/@almostbrilliant/the-inherent-violence-of-consciousness-svb49k</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thebrutaltruthaboutnature/@almostbrilliant/the-inherent-violence-of-consciousness-svb49k</guid><category><![CDATA[thebrutaltruthaboutnature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[almostbrilliant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 03:57:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc2x92SeRaMxJDb9Zvw8g4xwAhcBZH5oNY2AjRhBnButjzXdz6B6BG8TWP8NhqgJXD8c1LEuGfRVrQLmV2XXS6TDQcWrzSJB4jS9ZyeVXzGcga3fsxw7ZuUYXqYa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Self-Destructive Nature of Desire]]></title><description><![CDATA[We Consume Ourselves to Death The Self-Destructive Nature of Desire. Oh, desire, that lovely little disease we all have, like a constant itch we just can't scratch enough. We’re all walking around with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@almostbrilliant/the-self-destructive-nature-of-desire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@almostbrilliant/the-self-destructive-nature-of-desire</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[almostbrilliant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 02:57:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF7VrUokXh2mEcYVJW6s37rBtGfYULRr6AeVyCweCW3pQACo9DHbPzh8zDVLicwrqCAEvEmErzje1XdfrLkbZLeK7Kr4ix4Us7pjfkKSotrh9VPi4tDfGuJQ5M48wf5AiGurg6gwZ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Inherent Violence of Consciousness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thought Itself Is a Weapon Consciousness, the gift that keeps on fucking up your life. You’re born, you don’t ask for this whole “thinking” business, and suddenly you’re stuck with this horrible little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@almostbrilliant/the-inherent-violence-of-consciousness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@almostbrilliant/the-inherent-violence-of-consciousness</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[almostbrilliant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 02:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF7VrUokXh2mEcYVJW6s37rBtGfYULRr6AeVyCweCW3pQACo9CNDjQv8HoBWQjkJ2p4wstVGWyuFe16PqJYUXZB3gnAoMvAT9qG8KQM4RqiYq1HDqitpnQgK664KkjPtC9iFmSvhE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intelligent Design? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, apparently, the universe is “intelligently designed.” Designed… by who? Some all-powerful divine architect? A cosmic watchmaker? Or was it just a coked-up intern at “God Inc.” messing around with the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@almostbrilliant/intelligent-design</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/waivio/@almostbrilliant/intelligent-design</guid><category><![CDATA[waivio]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[almostbrilliant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:33:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF7VrUokXh2mEcYVJW6s37rBtGfYULRr6AeVyCweCW3pQACo9CJm1jy2vsoCfQVdkMKjqmWMTRQ9Sm7EHiTwoA341xrHgsKR9ihnHsue6SEJD5p3AURk1vFHiFC5MRk9CNBozafMA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>