The Wage and Productivity Effects of Internet Trolling

Ask not for whom Yggy trolls, he trolls for thee.


The other day, Matt Yglesias put up a blog post that begins:

Without appropriate peg, here’s my big hazy generalization about what the left gets wrong about the economy.

Now, right away I know what you’re thinking: IGNORE IT, IT’S A TROLL. And obviously I know that. As the old saying goes, ask not for whom Yggy trolls, he trolls for thee. So I decided to ignore it.

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