An Interview with Daron Acemoglu, MIT Economist
“The simplest theories, ones which are just starting points in economics, are used as if they are the truth.”
“The simplest theories, ones which are just starting points in economics, are used as if they are the truth.”
“In treating others, a humane libertarianism 2.0 attends to both Golden Rules. The one corrects a busybody pushing around. The other corrects an inhumane selfishness.”
“The only way I can stay alive is to make it into comedy.”
I kept asking myself as I was developing: “Why is this my work?”
“You almost can’t overstate how important YouTube is in how young people get their political information.”
“I play a lot of squash, I drink a lot of coffee. That’s a good start.”
“[Misinformation] is a societal problem and it needs a societal-wide solution.”
“I am extremely focused these days, in my own thoughts, on the importance of empathy and perspective.”