He seems to have a diagnosis that is very similar to e.g. Thomas Piketty on what made that period so special. But, precisely Piketty, argues that these three decades were an outlier, and that before and after we lived (and live) in Gilded ages of predatory capitalism 10/12

I would have asked Acemoglu: a) How to restore shared prosperity in a world of pervasive rents? b) How can democracy regain its hand in the age of Musk & co? c) How to prevent vested interests to steer the AI revolution towards control of economic and political processes? 11/12