more fud. by seeking alpha website. haha

[mbaeichapareiko]

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2521265-stay-far-away-from-bitcoin?uprof=17


I wonder how much fud. was put out about the internet from the news media when it was starting out?  I'd be interested to see that comparison.

[nutildah]

Pretty weaksauce arguments in that article... You guys should read it and then have at him.

One notable pro-bitcoin outlet was NPR.. they followed the price of bitcoin for over a year, watched it rise and crash, then assumed it was over I believe. While they were skeptical they were not outright haters like Seeking Alpha appears to be.

It would be interesting if this was a FUD attack to buy at a lower price, a proper use case scenario of the term FUD.

I wonder what are the subtle psychological differences between the wordings of hate-FUD vs. rebuy-FUD.

[odolvlobo]

I read it. It doesn't seem that bad. There are no blatant flaws or obvious agenda. The guy has an opinion and states it. No big deal.

[BittBurger]

Its fascinating to watch how the shit talkers arguments evolve.

First Bitcoin is dead.   Just .... dead. 

Now its "As more and more retailers announce that they're going to be accepting Bitcoin (Pending:COIN) for purchases, we once again need a reminder that the "currency" isn't really a currency at all"

"Stay far away from Bitcoin!"

Like it doesn't matter how obvious it is to the dumbest person on earth that Bitcoin is here to stay ... they still find some way to ignore that and talk trash.

-B-

[bbit]

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2521265-stay-far-away-from-bitcoin?uprof=17


I wonder how much fud. was put out about the internet from the news media when it was starting out?  I'd be interested to see that comparison.

wow, sometimes I think children now run "news sites" or "blogs" ...

[nutildah]

I read it. It doesn't seem that bad. There are no blatant flaws or obvious agenda. The guy has an opinion and states it. No big deal.

The blatant flaw is saying bitcoin isn't a currency when it clearly is.

And I think the agenda is obvious as well: discredit bitcoin.

[Kprawn]

If you have to force people to register, before they can continue reading a article, it shows you 3 things.

1. Poor judgement {People do not like to be forced to do something}
2. Desperation {They have to bribe and force people, to read their shit}
3. Mining email addresses {Possibly selling it for spam}

You write something, that would grab attention {It does not even have to be the truth, just something eye catching or controversial to draw people in} and then you force them to signup.

That tells me a whole lot, about the site and how it's being operated. {Close the tab and go on with your life, it's what it is junk FUD}

[lucasjkr]

Articles on seeking alpha aren't written by "seeking alpha" the company, but from "contributors", aka readers (I was one for a bit), who get paid by the page view. Seekingalpha doesn't have an opinion one way or the other except that more visitors = more money for them.

So at the end of the day, everyone from here who visits to read the story is just enriching the author, simple as that.

[nutildah]

Articles on seeking alpha aren't written by "seeking alpha" the company, but from "contributors", aka readers (I was one for a bit), who get paid by the page view. Seekingalpha doesn't have an opinion one way or the other except that more visitors = more money for them.

So at the end of the day, everyone from here who visits to read the story is just enriching the author, simple as that.

Good point... I hardly visit them anymore out of principle.

Whats ironic is how quick the crypto community is to latch on to the ideals of Wall Street when the need for ordinary people to separate their finances from Wall Street is what helped necessitate the need for bitcoin.

Basically Wall Street and bitcoin don't mix, so I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of opinion to come out of the sector is negative.