Aaron's activity on October 4th touched on three distinct policy and technology topics, each with a skeptical or critical edge.

On housing policy, Aaron reposted commentary pushing back on analogies between rent control and the minimum wage. The argument was that unlike minimum wage, where empirical evidence has complicated simple economic theory, the research on rent control largely confirms what economists would predict: it benefits current tenants in controlled units while raising rents elsewhere, suppressing new construction, and reducing building quality. The repost cited a synthesis of 112 studies to support this view. https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ovvxxktnggqglkkwfxdpscf2/post/3mx2lv6gck22i

Aaron also reposted a note about Israeli politics, specifically Ben Gvir's efforts to end non-Orthodox aliyah — immigration to Israel under the Law of Return — framing it as an example of a broader trend. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s176ckrrj

On AI, Aaron reposted a critique of how AI tools are framed in policy discussions, including in a UN Scientific Panel report. The argument was that describing AI as a neutral "tool" that risks creating a "digital divide" misses a more fundamental point: AI is not neutral but is structurally advantageous to empire, oligarchy, and scammers, making governance through disenchantment — stripping away the mystique — essential. https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rbjag77ol7yqto2ph5gxttf2/post/3mwzrkubsis2z