Topic: Pedagogy

Jay Dyer concludes the summary of Attali's "Millennium," noting the prediction that humans will eventually live "by proxy" through screens and AI companions. The future cultural ideal is identified as the "influencer," and education is predicted to be administered entirely through machines. Dyer reiterates that while the technology itself isn't evil, its intended use by the elite is for mass standardization and manipulation.

The unique educational structure of Evergreen State College allowed for significant pedagogical innovation before its eventual decline. In May 2017, fifty students confronted a professor with accusations of racism, an event captured on film that sparked national debate over the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) movement. The conflict is described as a struggle for power where race was used as a tool to eliminate faculty opposition.