Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedDaron Acemoglu: belief
12 Aug 2026 Conversations with Tyler Daron Acemoglu on Liberalism, Automation, and the Educated Elite
“I think that is what really bothers me, that somehow we have, as the most powerful, arguably the richest, country in the world, have resigned ourselves to give up on the education of about a third to a half of the youth.”
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- Daron Acemoglu
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- 12 Aug 2026
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- Conversations with Tyler
Transcript context
…That’s longstanding. Immigration is much more recent, right? It’s not because of immigration that that’s coming down. No, but we’re not doing anything about that despite the fact that everybody recognizes that we are moving into the skills age where we are going to need more and more human capital. We’re not doing anything. We’re just giving up on these people. I think that is what really bothers me, that somehow we have, as the most powerful, arguably the richest, country in the world, have resigned ourselves to give up on the education of about a third to a half of the youth. When you say given up, you look at New York City, which is a complex place with some real problems, but per capita spending per student is through the roof.…
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