I'm a big fan of Dare's writing, but on this one, I think he missed the mark wildly, for exactly the reason you cite: Google's research says almost the exact op

I'm a big fan of Dare's writing, but on this one, I think he missed the mark wildly, for exactly the reason you cite: Google's research says almost the exact opposite of what he's claiming in this post. With that said, the large variation in ratios of disadvantaged minority employment at big tech companies does seem meaningful (and he cites that wide variation). I think intern and HR pipeline variation is likely very relevant to this difference. The problem is with his implication that throwing darts to pick from a pool of moderately qualified people would yield a reasonable result.