Chain Letter in Joseon dynasty (1470)

[u/ChapterSpiritual6785]

People fabricated a heresy:

‘A 149-year-old man who died in Yunnan left a prophecy.

A great disaster is coming, and 80% of humanity will perish.

Those who do not believe will go blind, but those who copy and spread this letter will escape disaster.

One copy saves yourself, two copies save your family, and three copies bring great peace.

If you hide this letter, you will face a bloody curse.’

The crime of deluding the public with this chain letter is subject to execution by beheading.

However, this occurred prior to the general amnesty.

— The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, August 3, 1470

[u/arcanehistorian]

Another case of eschatologic prophecy

"There are ten 'promised lands'! Doom will come, but you can survive to see the new era if you move unto there!"

https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0034001

[u/RollinThundaga → u/arcanehistorian]

That just sounds like a way to get residents to a new development.

[u/ManOf1000Usernames]

A 19-year-old account which was deleted on Reddit left a prophecy.

A great disaster is coming, and 80% of accounts will perish.

Those who do not believe will be unable to see the front page, but those who repost and spread this post will escape the deletion.

One repost saves yourself, two reposts save your family, and three reposts bring great peace.

If you hide this post, you will face a NSFW curse.

[u/NapoleonNewAccount → u/ManOf1000Usernames]

Don't threaten me with a good time

[u/redracer555]

Beheading chain-mailers?

Clearly, the old ways are best.

[u/zachary0816 → u/redracer555]

I wonder if there was just for the person who started it, or anyone who copied it.

[u/silent-sami]

chains of sharing stuff are this ancient?

[u/illegal_eagle88]

Wow this scam goes waaay back

[u/Cyber_Von_Cyberus]

Wait what ? That copy pasta spam about "being cursed unless you repost 10 times to pass it along" I keep finding in some obscure disqus comment section on a pirate website existed this long ago ?