<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:41:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@john-packel/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Worst Day of My Life (actually an inspirational story)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preface: I wrote this a few years ago when my father-in-law was dying of cancer. Quora seemed like the only place for it. Now I'm curious how Steemers will like it... Mustachioed dad and me (I'm the one]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@john-packel/the-worst-day-of-my-life-actually-an-inspirational-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@john-packel/the-worst-day-of-my-life-actually-an-inspirational-story</guid><category><![CDATA[california]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[john-packel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 18:19:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961NHaqJtuxk2jSYxn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q: Who is the best new rock artist? A: JD McPherson: The Savior Rock and Roll Deserves]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last time I saw a band twice in a week was 1986. Hüsker Dü was and still is one of my favorite bands. The first and only time I saw a band I’d never heard of twice in one week was when JD McPherson]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@john-packel/q-who-is-the-best-new-rock-artist-a-jd-mcpherson-the-savior-rock-and-roll-deserves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@john-packel/q-who-is-the-best-new-rock-artist-a-jd-mcpherson-the-savior-rock-and-roll-deserves</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[john-packel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 04:25:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Financial Apps Are Nothing Without Knowledge: A call to action for financial inclusion by doing]]></title><description><![CDATA[I originally proposed this idea with PayPal but it’s really better suited to Bitcoin / crypto. "The biggest barrier to full financial participation is not a lack of Wi-Fi—it’s a basic lack of knowledge]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@john-packel/why-financial-apps-are-nothing-without-knowledge-a-call-to-action-for-financial-inclusion-by-doing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@john-packel/why-financial-apps-are-nothing-without-knowledge-a-call-to-action-for-financial-inclusion-by-doing</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[john-packel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 04:19:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Privacy is not 'important': it is a necessary foundation for the existence of the human species." - John McAfee. Critical truth or ranting of a wild man?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is from a fascinating episode of the wonderful James Altucher Show podcast. "Privacy is not 'important': it is a necessary foundation for the existence of the human species. Privacy is something]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@john-packel/privacy-is-not-important-it-is-a-necessary-foundation-for-the-existence-of-the-human-species-john-mcafee-critical-truth-or</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@john-packel/privacy-is-not-important-it-is-a-necessary-foundation-for-the-existence-of-the-human-species-john-mcafee-critical-truth-or</guid><category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[john-packel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 04:07:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[“The libertarian, anarcho-capitalist utopia – tax starvation of the state - is retarded.” Do STEEMers agree or disagree?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philosopher of technology (my appellation, not his) Vinay Gupta (@leashless) makes a very convincing case in the excellent Ether Review podcast below that: “We need to think much bigger, but we need to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@john-packel/the-libertarian-anarcho-capitalist-utopia-tax-starvation-of-the-state-is-retarded-do-steemers-agree-or-disagree</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@john-packel/the-libertarian-anarcho-capitalist-utopia-tax-starvation-of-the-state-is-retarded-do-steemers-agree-or-disagree</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[john-packel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 04:01:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most disagree with Peter Thiel that "competition is for losers" & monopoly is good. Do STEEMers think decentralization is inevitable and will end duopolies like $GOOG & $FB in online ad revenue?]]></title><description><![CDATA[That's to say: most people accept the conventional "wisdom": monopoly = evil, whereas capitalism = perfect competition = good/progress/"don't be evil", etc. "If you want to create]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@john-packel/most-disagree-with-peter-thiel-that-competition-is-for-losers-and-monopoly-is-good-do-steemers-think-decentralization-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@john-packel/most-disagree-with-peter-thiel-that-competition-is-for-losers-and-monopoly-is-good-do-steemers-think-decentralization-is</guid><category><![CDATA[decentralization]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[john-packel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 03:50:39 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>