> I’ve written in the past about how conferences are the business equivalent of morality plays. They don’t exist to educate or enlighten but to unify a

> I’ve written in the past about how conferences are the business equivalent of morality plays. They don’t exist to educate or enlighten but to unify a community around shared values—which is why they are great for networking. That is why they need a liturgical adversary; somebody who can represent the opposing heterodoxy. >> unless it's the accusation of "virtue signalling" being flung around. You can't have one without the other.