<?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>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:57:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/fermentedphilosophy/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[It is a strange feeling indeed...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It feels like a constant and consistent falling into nothingness, but then, every now and then, you are reminded of the feeling of falling. For when you never get jolted or bumped out of the rhythm, you]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fermentedphil/it-is-a-strange-feeling-indeed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fermentedphil/it-is-a-strange-feeling-indeed</guid><category><![CDATA[fermented]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:31:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DMAbkXhQbgyfTux8WkyVgNaz9dXtE8CYJ6zJQqpujiHWS4c3DZubu3KR9zS45gUAUV2MNCAh7zW7FveREg4MLFajpLJZeXrtY4Ai?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somehow Managing To Survive AI Slop and Crumbling Academia | Diary of a Failing Philosopher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somehow, I managed to survive 30 or so days of academic hell. The hell is still with me, but I have a small breather in which I can now reflect on my inability to comprehend what is going on. When I first]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fermentedphil/somehow-managing-to-survive-ai-slop-and-crumbling-academia-or-diary-of-a-failing-philosopher</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fermentedphil/somehow-managing-to-survive-ai-slop-and-crumbling-academia-or-diary-of-a-failing-philosopher</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DM9y6UPTkbwyZ9dQUY2REQ9cJC2VPe8hsY9RsybdG8zLYZjh5PpfURRTQYFcaqpphuKyhoPyVxX8dFw53LzBcxWYTkWRLC5nDjkr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Am Failing to Keep My End of the Bargain ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is not often that I write about my writings on Hive. It is even less often that I write about my life beyond what I already share. Yesterday, I told my father that if I receive the email that they want]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fermentedphil/i-am-failing-to-keep-my-end-of-the-bargain-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fermentedphil/i-am-failing-to-keep-my-end-of-the-bargain-</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:40:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DM9xWuWLBr7mhWvRyuA6M1PtvUSvqVHFk6r8ZPJXc3q3MTcR16utQmZURTCzZwbGvm4t1GhLg9xHcYHcKeP9yUfRcG3pZVJrTibG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>