In that sentence he's talking about the risk of propagating flawed research. A few paragraphs up he makes it clear that he doesn't hold the view you ascribe to him:
> I care deeply about the issue of growing wealth inequality, and would love for research to be done that finds concrete evidence of how luck and privilege play a role in it.
yeah I don't buy that. Someone looking to identify flawed research can choose from a vast amount of subject areas to focus upon. The research that this person chooses to attempt to debunk is IMO telling.
> I care deeply about the issue of growing wealth inequality, and would love for research to be done that finds concrete evidence of how luck and privilege play a role in it.