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'Minerva' writen up on by BBC

 
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Gaber



Joined: 23 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:09 pm    Post subject: 'Minerva' writen up on by BBC Reply with quote

Korean blogger and soon to be scapegoat Minerva has received a bit of press on the beeb.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7839375.stm
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NoExplode



Joined: 15 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Koreans take the Internet WAY too seriously. Hasn't anyone told Koreans that there is a lot of misinformation on the interweb? I guess these are the same people that believed the USA Mad Cow lies put out by the media here.
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Teabonesteak



Joined: 08 Dec 2008

PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

they call him the prophet of doom.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090122/ap_on_re_as/as_skorea_blogger_1
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mises



Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired

PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've read conflicting stuff on this... For one, it might be the case that the dude who confessed is not who he says he is and mivera might actually be 7 individuals who write under one name. I don't know.

This is like the US arresting Peter Schiff or Nouriel Roubini (or Canada arresting Garth Turner). It is very irresponsible.
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NoExplode



Joined: 15 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Could you imagine what the world would be like if they put everyone in jail who writes bad info on the net? And all he did was make prognostications. A dude in the US (forget his name), who runs a Financial Advice Newsletter also predicted a global downturn, he advised all his clients to sell everything last spring. He's looked at as a hero. Why is this Minerva guy going to jail for making the same predictions?
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Ilsanman



Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea

PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Minerva got lonestarred.

It's true. It's damn true.
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