<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:55:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/trending/rant/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Billionaire Illusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[I keep seeing people—not deep thinkers, mind you—fall into the same trap. “So-and-so must be smart… look how much money they have.” It sounds harmless at first. Almost intuitive. But there’s a question]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@meno/the-billionaire-illusion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@meno/the-billionaire-illusion</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[meno]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaapBH3qwmEZeimAxECSVo91H6DdUAVt2PqekxPARccSkPVG2JViXvTVGadUcPjixNQZWTgpkntxbPN6AnoUZ1dFCtvsUW1rakrRuXtfEm3tAEtGfgRqtH2Hzy8JHFQwaYCUsyH6Mjg1Fuv6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Effort Feels Invisible: A Personal Rant on Favoritism at Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are days when I sit quietly after work, replaying everything that happened, asking myself one question over and over again: “Am I really not doing enough?” It’s a painful thought, especially when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@teacherlynlyn/when-effort-feels-invisible-a-personal-rant-on-favoritism-at-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@teacherlynlyn/when-effort-feels-invisible-a-personal-rant-on-favoritism-at-work</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teacherlynlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZLDi8gCjGUFiMQPT8oJkL2TJPrK7eN42jPh39kbyGAue92q1oKRWJsE3TQwKH68ETG5TrvaxVKwptsDrNtXnV2BDfvKdcdGWWpYwkT2255EztNx4V4CdWj1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>