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> I’d assume that demographics should somewhat match real demographics.

At work? I doubt that. Only for a job available to anyone and chosen by everyone. I don't think there's any jobs even roughly like that.

People get jobs and then their social and professional network now has someone who works at $BIGCO. Now folks can see themselves there and apply for openings, which could accelerate this effect. Now you can see minorities hired on merit, showing up in clusters.

> I don’t think it’s impossible to tell even if “99%” is hyperbole.

I dunno - it just seems like "majority ethnicity implies merit, minority implies DEI" to me.



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