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by lukev 2832 days ago
It’s because most tech people have the default position that racism is not really a big deal, an edge case in modern society. That certainly is the message the political center and right is pushing.

Stuff like this puts the lie to that, though.

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Given that the data showed a massive range by name within the same race and a much smaller skew between different races, couldn't this data be said to support that conclusion?

Disclaimer: I don't know enough about the data or the algorithm to determine this mathematically but I think worth pointing out. Would have been nice to see some statistical analysis instead of just assuming the charts speak for themselves.