Every big company suffers the echo chamber problem to some extent or the other. And while Google engineers are a diverse lot, most of them (rightfully) consider

Every big company suffers the echo chamber problem to some extent or the other. And while Google engineers are a diverse lot, most of them (rightfully) consider themselves as some of the smartest people out there, and sometimes can be rather pig headed about looking at issues from a different paradigm. This is especially true on political (rather than scientific) issues.