Questioning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies in universities can lead to attacks and even job loss. Instances like Brett Weinstein at Yale, and Nicholas Krzysztakis faced backlash for opposing policies, resulting in a domino effect across institutions. The speaker believes that the tumultuous events of 2015 sparked years of institutional chaos, possibly culminating in a turning point after a particularly humiliating fall for higher education. The speaker criticizes Google for blindly following a 'Woke AI' trend, compromising its core values of truth and trust, a move that was detrimental to its reputation. The speaker suggests that fear may have driven Google employees to stay silent, resulting in a severe lapse of judgment that damaged the organization's credibility.